 The subspecies "subclarescens" has three separate subpopulations, from the Pilbara, Fitzroy River Valley, Gibb River and Wyndham/ Kununurra region of Western Australia to the western part of the Northern Territory north of the Victoria Highway.There may be 200,000 individuals and the population appears to be declining in density but is common in the Victoria River and Daly River Districts of the Northern Territory and at Kununurra in association with the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.The subspecies "clarescens," located on the Cape York Peninsula, has a stable population of about 3,500 individuals but with patchy distribution"."