Subspecies Lagorchestes conspicillatus leichardti Gould, 1853
- Lagorchestes leichardti Gould, J. 1853. The Mammals of Australia. London : J. Gould Part 5. [pl. 60] [= Vol. 2 pl. 60].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM 1103 ♀ Palmer Register, mounted skin (now demounted) without skull, between Port Essington and Gulf of Carpentaria (=probably Valley of Lagoons, QLD, Calaby, J.H. unpubl. data); AM 10031/2 juv. mounted skin (now demounted) sex unknown, fragment of skull inside skin, between Port Essington and Gulf of Carpentaria (=probably Valley of Lagoons, QLD. - Lagorchestes conspicillatus pallidior Thomas, O. & Dollman, G. 1909. On mammals from Inkerman, north Queensland, presented to the National Museum by Sir William Ingram, Bt., and the Hon. John Forrest. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 788-794 pl. 42 [Date published Apr. 1909: publication date established from Duncan, F.M. 1937. On the dates of publication of the Society's 'Proceedings', 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of 'Proceedings', 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the 'Transactions', 1853–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 71–84 [76]] [793] [status not confirmed].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 8.8.8.104 ♀ adult skin & skull, Inkerman, N QLD.Secondary source:
Calaby, J. & Richardson, B.J. 1988. Mammalia. In Walton, D.W. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 5 x, 274 pp. [Date published 13-Apr-88] [61] (synonymy); Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [151].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extent of range not defined.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN)
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore, hummock grassland, nocturnal, open forest, subtropical, tall shrubland, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | MACROPODIDAE | 16-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |