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===Fauna=== [[File:Litoria pearsoniana 1.JPG|thumb|right|Pearson's tree frog]] The park is a good location for the sighting of nocturnal animals such as the [[mountain brushtail possum]], the [[ringtail possum]], and the [[sugar glider]].<ref name="epa1">{{cite web |url=http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/springbrook/culture.html |title=Springbrook National Park β Nature, culture and history |access-date=2009-07-12 |date=2009-04-29 |publisher=The State of Queensland |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324204205/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/springbrook/culture.html |archive-date=24 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Due to [[land clearing in Australia|land clearing]] in the hinterland district, Springbrook National Park has become a haven for birds.<ref name="discover">{{cite book |title=Discover Australia's National Parks |author=Hema Maps |year=1997 |publisher=[[Random House]] Australia |location=[[Milsons Point, New South Wales]] |isbn=1-875992-47-2 |pages=200}}</ref> In total the park provides habitat for more than a hundred different bird species,<ref name="xqnp"/> including the [[yellow-tailed black cockatoo]], [[rufous fantail]], [[satin bowerbird]], [[whipbird]], and the [[Albert's lyrebird]].<ref name="discover"/> Long-finned eels are commonly found in the pools of the plateau and there are numerous reptiles such as the [[land mullet]] which is the world's largest species of [[skink]], [[lace monitor]], and amphibious species like the orange-eyed treefrog, and [[great barred frog]].<ref name="epa1"/> The rare [[Richmond birdwing butterfly]], blue spiny crayfish, and glow-worms, the larvae of the [[Arachnocampa flava|fungus fly]], are found in the park. [[Red-necked pademelon]]s and [[koala]]s can also be seen.
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