The Desert Uplands is an interim Australian bioregion located in north and central western Queensland which straddles the Great Dividing Range between Blackall and Pentland.

The Desert Uplands bioregion has four subregions:[3] Spinifex grass is common.

[4] In 2003, it was estimated that 13 million trees per year were being destroyed in the Desert Uplands.

[5] This placed the percentage of land cleared at 6.8%, the third highest for any Queensland bioregion.

Protected areas in the Desert Uplands bioregion include:[6]