Species Onychogalea lunata (Gould, 1841) (extinct)

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External Links

• Macropus lunatus Gould, J. 1841. On five new species of kangaroo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840: 92-94 [Apr. 1841; 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] [93].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1841.1131 ♂ skin & damaged skull without mandible, W coast of Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Onychogalea lunata (Gould, 1841).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Presumed extinct, last recorded in 1930.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Folivore, noctidiurnal, terrestrial.

 

General References

Burbidge, A.A. 1995. Crescent Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea lunata. pp. 359-360 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Burbidge, A.A., Johnson, K.A., Fuller, P.J. & Southgate, R. 1988. Aboriginal knowledge of the mammals of the central deserts of Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 15: 9-39

Leake, B.W. 1962. Eastern Wheatbelt Wildlife. Perth : The author (printed by Docket Book Co., Perth).

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Crescent Nailtail Wallaby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Nov-2016	MACROPODIDAE	21-Dec-2021	MODIFIED
29-Nov-2016		05-Nov-2010	MOVED
29-Oct-2010		29-Oct-2010	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)