Species Planigale kendricki Aplin, Cooper, Travouillon & Umbrello, 2023
- Planigale kendricki Umbrello, L.S., Cooper, N.K., Adams, M., Travouillon, K.J., Baker, A.M., Westerman, M. & Aplin, K.P. 2023. Hiding in plain sight: two new species of diminutive marsupial (Dasyuridae: Planigale) from the Pilbara, Australia. Zootaxa 5330(1): 001–046.Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DCFFF2D7-37E8-4DB1-BE82-E4DC10ADCF2D
Type data:
Holotype WAM M41812 subadult male with incompletely erupted P3, Barlee Range Nature Reserve, WA [23°23’21” S, 115°53’12” E].
Paratype(s) WAM M15160 Adult male, Mount Bruce, WA (location is now the Marandoo mine site) [22°38’15” S, 118°08’00” E]; WAM M25773 Adult female, Karlamilyi National Park, WA [22°18’51” S, 122°03’19” E]; WAM M51581 Adult female, Mandora, WA [19°47’52” S, 121°26’52” E].
Introduction
Planigale kendricki was previously referred to as 'Planigale 1' by Blacket et al. (2000) and Westerman et al. (2016), and ''Planigale sp. 1' by Gibson & McKenzie (2009) and Umbrello et al. (2020).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL)
General References
Blacket, M.J., Adams, M., Krajewski, C. & Westerman, M. 2000. Genetic variation within the dasyurid marsupial genus Planigale. Australian Journal of Zoology 48: 443-459
Gibson, L.A. & McKenzie, N.L. 2009. Environmental associations of small ground-dwelling mammals in the Pilbara region. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 78: 91–122
Umbrello, L.S., Didham, R.K., How, R.A. & Huey, J.A. 2020. Multi-species phylogeography and arid-zone Sminthopsinae (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) reveals evidence of refugia and population expansion in response to Quarternary change. Genes 11(9): 963
Westerman, M., Blacket, M.J., Hintz, A., Armstrong, K., Woolley, P.A. & Krajewski, C. 2016. A plethora of planigales: genetic variability and cryptic species in a genus of dasyurid marsupials from northern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 64(5): 303–311
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASYUROMORPHIA | 17-Dec-2023 | ADDED |