Species Dasycercus hillieri (Thomas, 1905)
- Dasycercus hillieri Thomas, O. 1905. On some Australasian mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 16: 422-428.
Type data:
Holotype NHM-UK 1905.3.28.1 skin, Killapannina, east of Lake Eyre, SA [28°00'S, 138°30'E].Type locality references:
Finlayson, H.H. 1961. On Central Australian mammals. Part IV - The distribution and status of Central Australian species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14: 141-191 (under Sminthopsis crassicaudata centralis).
Generic Combinations
- Dasycercus hillieri (Thomas, 1905). —
Mahoney, J.A. & Ride, W.D.L. 1988. Peramelidae. pp. 36-42 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 274 pp. (Synonymised D. hillieri within D. cristicauda.)
Introduction
The species was considered a junior synonym of D. cristicauda by Woolley (2005). However, morphological analyses of Newman-Martin et al. (2023) indicate that the species is valid.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA: Channel Country (CHC), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
General References
Newman-Martin, J., Travouillon, K.J., Warburton, N., Barham, M. & Blyth, A.J. 2023. Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species. Alcheringa 47(4): 624–661
Woolley, P.A. 2005. The species of Dasycercus Peters, 1875 (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2): 213-221
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASYUROMORPHIA | 15-Dec-2023 | ADDED |