Subspecies Osphranter robustus erubescens (Sclater, 1870)
- Macropus erubescens Sclater, P.L. 1870. On additions to the menagerie in February 1870. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 125-127 pl. 10 [126].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀ (presumably lost), Lake Hope, 200 miles interior from Port Augusta, SA. - Osphranter crebescens Waterhouse, F.G. 1876. The fauna of South Australia. pp. 281-296 in Harcus, W. (ed.). South Australia: Its History, Resources and Productions. London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. [284] [incorrect subsequent spelling of O. erubescens Sclater, 1870].
- Macropus robustus cervinus Thomas, O. 1900. Exhibition of, and remarks upon, a skin of a new sub-species of kangaroo from Western Australia, proposed to be named Macropus robustus cervinus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900: 113.
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 0.2.6.6 immature ♀ skin & skull, Yalgoo, Murchison District, WA. - Macropus robustus alligatoris Thomas, O. 1904. On a collection of mammals made by Mr J.T. Tunney in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of South Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 11: 222-229 [224].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1951.625 ♂ skin & skull, South Alligator River, NT. - Macropus magnus Rothschild, W. 1905. Notes on two kangaroos from the 'Northern Territory of South Australia,' with descriptions of a new species. Novitates Zoologicae 12: 509-510 [509] [junior primary homonym of Macropus magnus Owen, 1874; believed by some to be a hybrid between Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus, see Schwarz, E. 1931. Der Zoologische Garten (NF) Bd 4, 6–7. [publication date established from holotype]].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1939.2778 ♂ skin & skull, N of the Murchison River, WA.Secondary source:
Schwarz, E. 1931. Der Zoologische Garten (NF) Bd 4, 6–7. [publication date established from holotype]. - Macropus argentatus Rothschild, W. 1905. Notes on two kangaroos from the 'Northern Territory of South Australia,' with descriptions of a new species. Novitates Zoologicae 12: 509-510 [509].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1939.3755 ♂ adult skin & skull, NT; BMNH 1939.2756 ♀ adult skin & skull, NT. - Macropus hagenbecki Rothschild, W. 1907. Further notes on Macropus magnus. Novitates Zoologicae 14: 333 [nom. nov. for Macropus magnus Rothschild, 1905; non Macropus magnus Owen, 1874].
- Macropus robustus rubens Schwarz, E. 1910. Die Grossen Känguruhs und ihre geographischen Formen. Novitates Zoologicae 17: 86-108 [99].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 4.1.2.8 ♂ adult skin & skull, Box Soak, Shaw River, WA. - Macropus robustus alexandriae Schwarz, E. 1910. Die Grossen Känguruhs und ihre geographischen Formen. Novitates Zoologicae 17: 86-108 [102].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 6.11.9.15 ♂ skin & skull, Alexandria, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Richardson, B.J. & Sharman, G.B. 1976. Biochemical and morphological observations on the wallaroos (Macropodidae: Marsupialia) with a suggested new taxonomy. Journal of Zoology, London 179: 499-513 [510]
Generic Combinations
- Osphranter robustus erubescens (Sclater, 1870). —
Richardson, B.J. & Sharman, G.B. 1976. Biochemical and morphological observations on the wallaroos (Macropodidae: Marsupialia) with a suggested new taxonomy. Journal of Zoology, London 179: 499-513
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Except extreme northern and southern parts.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Cave dweller, crepuscular, desert sand dunes, folivore, hummock grassland, low woodland, nocturnal, open forest, subtropical, tall shrubland, terrestrial, tussock grassland, woodland.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | MACROPODIDAE | 15-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |