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==Fauna== [[File:Juvenile crocodile (3611800910).jpg|thumbnail|Juvenile crocodile]] The park supports more than 430 bird species. The [[wompoo fruit-dove]] is one of six species of pigeon that live in the park<ref name="explore" /><ref name="discover" /> as well as significant populations of the endangered [[cassowary]], a flightless bird of substantial size. The [[buff-breasted paradise kingfisher]] is a seasonal visitor. Mammals include the [[striped possum]], [[Daintree River ringtail possum]], brown bandicoot, long-nosed bandicoot, [[musky rat-kangaroo]], Bennett’s tree kangaroo, swamp wallaby, [[platypus]] and short-beaked echidna. At least 23 species of reptile and 13 species of amphibian can be found in the park.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Torr|first=Geordie|title=A survey of the reptiles and amphibians of the Mossman Gorge section of the Daintree National Park, Queensland|journal=Australian Herpetology: A Diverse Discipline|year=1993|pages=75–79|doi=10.7882/RZSNSW.1993.014 |isbn=0-9599951-8-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Torr|first=Geordie|title=Further additions to the herpetofauna of the Mossman Gorge section of Daintree National Park, Queensland|journal=Herpetofauna|year=1996|volume=26|page=49}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Torr|first=Geordie|title=A low elevation record for the Rainforest gecko Carphodactylus laevis and a further addition to the herpetofauna of the Mossman Gorge section of Daintree National Park, Qld.|journal=Herpetofauna|year=1998|volume=28|page=53}}</ref> Among the reptiles present are [[Boyd's forest dragon]], [[eastern water dragon]], [[Carphodactylus|chameleon gecko]], northern leaf-tailed gecko, the [[Simalia|scrub or amethystine python]], [[keelback]], and the [[Dendrelaphis punctulata|green]] and [[northern tree snake]]s. Frogs found in the park include the [[Australian lace-lid|Australian lacelid]], [[white-lipped tree frog|white-lipped treefrog]], colourful-eyed treefrog and [[common mist frog]]. The introduced [[cane toad]] is also present in the park.
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