Subspecies Osphranter robustus robustus (Gould, 1841)
- Macropus (Petrogale) robustus 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] [92].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 41.1099 ♂ adult skin & damaged skull, mountain tops in interior of NSW. - Macropus robustus reginae Schwarz, E. 1910. Die Grossen Känguruhs und ihre geographischen Formen. Novitates Zoologicae 17: 86-108 [103].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 8.8.8.55 subadult ♂ skin & skull, Mt Abbott, SW of Townsville, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Osphranter robustus robustus (Gould, 1841). —
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 - Osphranter robustus (Gould, 1841). —
Gould, J. 1842. A Monograph of the Macropodidae, or family of kangaroos. London : J. Gould Part 2. (Unnumbered plate)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern non-arid, temperate to tropical mainland.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
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) |
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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) |