Species Petrogale burbidgei Kitchener & Sanson, 1978
Warabi
- Petrogale burbidgei Kitchener, D.J. & Sanson, G. 1978. Petrogale burbidgei (Marsupialia, Macropodidae), a new rock wallaby from Kimberley, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 269-285 [272].
Type data:
Holotype WAM M15830 ♀ adult body in spirit skull extracted and cleaned, Crystal Creek, Mitchell Plateau, WA [14°30´S, 125°47´20'E].
Paratype(s) WAM M15827.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Present on Bigge, Katers and Boongaree Islands in the Bonaparte Archipelago.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, folivore, gregarious, low open woodland, terrestrial.
General References
Burbidge, A.A. & Fuller, P.J. 1990. On the vernacular name of Petrogale burbidgei. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14: 645-646
Eldridge, M.D.B. 1997. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). II. An historical review. Australian Mammalogy 19: 113-122
Kitchener, D.J. 1995. Monjon Petrogale burbidgei. 369 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Lochman, J. 1987. Night drummer on centre stage. Geo. Australia's Geographical Magazine 9: 14-23
Pearson, D.J. & Kinnear, J.E. 1997. A review of the distribution, status and conservation of rock-wallabies in Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 19: 137-152
Potter, S., Close, R.L., Taggart, D.A., Cooper, S.J.B. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 2014. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). IV. Multifaceted study of the brachyotis group identifies additional taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology 62: 401-414 (distribution)
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Warabi)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2015 | Petrogale Gray, 1837 | 05-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |