Species Petrogale coenensis Eldridge & Close, 1992

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• Petrogale coenensis Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1992. Taxonomy of rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia : Macropodidae). I. A revision of the eastern Petrogale with the description of three new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 603-625 [621].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANWC CM10493 ♂ adult skin & skull, locality unknown.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)

Ecological Descriptors

Herbivore, territorial.

General References

Clancy, T.F. & Close, R.L. 1997. Queensland rock-wallabies - An overview of their conservation status, threats and management. Australian Mammalogy 19: 169-174

Eldridge, M.D.B. 1997. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). II. An historical review. Australian Mammalogy 19: 113-122

Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1992. Taxonomy of rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia : Macropodidae). I. A revision of the eastern Petrogale with the description of three new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 603-625

Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1995. Cape York Rock-wallaby Petrogale coenensis. pp. 370-371 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

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

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Cape York Rock-wallaby)

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