Subspecies Petrogale lateralis centralis Eldridge & Potter, 2020
Warru (name used by First Nations people of central Australia), Central Australian Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale lateralis centralis Eldridge, M.D.B. & Potter, S. 2019. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia : Macropodidae). V. A description of two new subspecies of the black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis). Australian Journal of Zoology 67: 19-26 [Included in Vol. 67 (2019) but first published online 24 Jan 2020].Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:71C3B7CE-CE3D-4A78-83A6-5EB50FBBA810
Type data:
Holotype ANWC CM15325 adult male, puppet skin and skull (Collected 13 July 1977), Paddy’s Hole Dam, Arltunga, East MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory [23.50°S, 134.70°E].
Paratype(s) CM15314 adult female, puppet skin and skull, same data as Holotype; AM M29508 male, body in spirit (skull in situ) (Collected 24 April 1989), eastern side of Heavitree Gap, Alice Springs, Northern Territory [23.74°S, 133.87°E]
Comment: Frozen tissues for all types held at Australian Museum.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Historically found throughout central Australia including the southern NT, eastern central WA and northern SA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN)
Distribution References
- Pearson, D.J. 1992. Past and present distribution and abundance of the black-footed rock-wallaby in the Warburton region of Western Australia. Wildlife Research 19: 605-622
- Pearson, D. J. 2013. Recovery plan for five species of rock wallabies: Blackfooted rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis), Rothschild rock wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi), Short-eared rock wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis), Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) and Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) 2012-2022. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth, WA. pp. i-ix, 1-63 [2]
- Pearson, D.J. & Kinnear, J.E. 1997. A review of the distribution, status and conservation of rock-wallabies in Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 19: 137-152
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, folivore, gregarious, montane, nocturnal, open scrub, subtropical, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
General References
Eldridge, M.D.B. & Pearson, D.J. 2008. Black-footed rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis. pp. 376-380 in van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp.
Ward, M.J., Urban, R., Read, J.L., Dent, A., Partridge, T., Clarke, A. & Van Weenen, J. 2011. Status of warru (Petrogale lateralis MacDonnell Ranges race) in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of South Australia. 1. Distribution and decline. Australian Mammalogy 33: 135-141
Common Name References
Eldridge, M.D.B. & Potter, S. 2019. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia : Macropodidae). V. A description of two new subspecies of the black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis). Australian Journal of Zoology 67: 19-26 [Included in Vol. 67 (2019) but first published online 24 Jan 2020] (Warru, Central Australian Rock-wallaby)
Ward, M.J., Urban, R., Read, J.L., Dent, A., Partridge, T., Clarke, A. & Van Weenen, J. 2011. Status of warru (Petrogale lateralis MacDonnell Ranges race) in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands of South Australia. 1. Distribution and decline. Australian Mammalogy 33: 135-141 (Warru)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2020 | Petrogale lateralis Gould, 1842 | 27-Mar-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |