Subspecies Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis Eldridge & Potter, 2020
Wiliji (Name used by Nyikina Mangala First Nations people), West Kimberley Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis 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 CM15376 adult male, flat skin and skull (Collected 13 October 1977), Logues Spring, Edgar Ranges, Dampier Downs Station, Western Australia [18.42°S, 123.08°E].
Paratype(s) ANWC CM15586 immature female, flat skin, same data as Holotype; WAM M15135 adult female, flat skin (Collected 24 April 1976), Logues Spring, Edgar Ranges, Dampier Downs Station, Western Australia [18.42°S, 123.09°E]
Comment: Frozen tissues for ANWC types held by Australian Museum.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from scattered and small populations in the SW Kimberley, WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Dampierland (DL)
Distribution References
- 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
- 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] [23] (Wiliji, West Kimberley Rock-wallaby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2020 | Petrogale lateralis Gould, 1842 | 26-Mar-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | MACROPODIDAE | 13-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |