Species Planigale tealei Aplin, Cooper, Travouillon & Umbrello, 2023
- Planigale tealei 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:ABF8285C-BD8F-4FEE-BE79-0CE5B7995486
Type data:
Holotype WAM M47923 Adult male, Millstream, WA [21°17’14” S, 117°15’51” E].
Paratype(s) WAM M47841 Adult female, Tom Price, WA [22°48’26” S, 117°45’00” E]; WAM M47683 Adult female, Tom Price, WA [22°48’25” S, 117°47’03” E]; WAM M55123 Adult male, Roy Hill, WA [22°25’12” S, 119°45’34” E].
Introduction
Planigale tealei was previously referred to as 'Planigale sp. Mt Tom Price' by Blacket et al. (2000) and Westerman et al. (2016), and as 'Planigale sp. 2' 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), 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 | 18-Dec-2023 | ADDED |