Editing Flinders Ranges (section)

== Flora and fauna ==
[[Image:Flinders ranges pastoral land.JPG|thumb|Arid land in the Flinders Ranges]]
The [[flora]] of the Ranges are largely species adapted to a semi-arid environment, including [[sugar gum]], [[Callitris|cypress-pine]], [[mallee (habit)|mallee]] and [[Casuarina pauper|black oak]]. Moister areas near Wilpena Pound support [[grevillea]]s, [[Hibbertia|Guinea flower]]s, [[Liliaceae]] and [[fern]]s. [[Phragmites|Reed]]s and [[Cyperaceae|sedge]]s grow near permanent water sources such as [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring]]s and [[Depression (geology)|waterhole]]s.

Since the eradication of [[dingo]]s and the establishment of permanent waterholes for stock, the number of [[red kangaroo]]s, [[western grey kangaroo]]s and [[wallaroo]]s in the Flinders Ranges has increased. The [[yellow-footed rock-wallaby]], which neared extinction after the arrival of Europeans due to hunting and predation by [[Red fox|fox]]es, has now stabilised. Other endemic marsupials include [[dunnart]]s and [[planigale]]s. Insectivorous [[bat]]s make up a significant proportion of the mammals. There are a large number of bird species including [[parrot]]s, [[galah]]s, [[emu]]s, the [[wedge-tailed eagle]] and small numbers of water birds. Reptiles include [[goanna]]s, [[snake]]s, [[Bearded dragon|dragon lizards]], [[skink]]s and [[gecko]]s. The [[streambank froglet]] is an endemic [[amphibian]].

The Ranges are part of the [[Tirari–Sturt stony desert]] [[ecoregion]].<ref>{{NatGeo ecoregion|id=aa1310|name=Tirari–Sturt stony desert}}</ref>