Species Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, 1979

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• Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, M. 1979. Two new species of Sminthopsis Thomas (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia) from northern Australia, S. butleri and S. douglasi. The Australian Zoologist 20: 327-345 [337].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM J5173* ♀ spirit specimen & skull, Julia Creek, watershed of the Cloncurry River, N central QLD [20°40´S, 141°40´E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known from the type locality, Richmond, QLD and surrounding downs country.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)

Ecological Descriptors

Nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Riparian grassland*.

 

General References

Hume, I.D., Smith, C. & Woolley, P.A. 2000. Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract of the Julia Creek Dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 48: 475-485

Kutt, A.S. 2003. New records of the Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi in central-north Queensland. The Australian Zoologist 32: 257-260

Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. & Morris, K. 1996. The 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. Canberra : Wildlife Australia 234 pp.

Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. & Morris, K. 1996. The 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. Canberra : Wildlife Australia 234 pp.

Woolley, P.A. 1992. New records of the Julia Creek dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Wildlife Research 19: 799-783

Woolley, P.A. 1995. Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi. pp. 134-135 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Woolley, P.A., Patterson, M.F., Stephenson, G.M. & Stephenson, D.G. 2002. The ilio-marsupialis muscle in the dasyurid marsupial Sminthopsis douglasi: form, function and fibre type profiles in females with and without suckling young. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 3775-3781

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Julia Creek Dunnart)

 

History of changes

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