Species Petrogale persephone Maynes, 1982

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• Petrogale persephone Maynes, G.M. 1982. A new species of rock wallaby, Petrogale persephone (Marsupialia, Macropodidae), from Proserpine, central Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 5: 47-58 [47].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM JM2548 ♂ skin & skull, base of Mt Dryander, 9.6 km N of Proserpine, QLD [20°19´41'S, 148°33´21'E].
  Paratype(s) ANWC CM15216 ♂ skin & skull; CM 15217 ♀ skin & skull; CM 15237 ♂ pouch young skin & skull; CM 15219 ♀ skin & skull; CM 15243 ♀ skin & skull.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, folivore, gregarious, terrestrial.

 

General References

Begg, M., Beveridge, I., Chilton, N.B., Johnson, P.M. & O'Callaghan, M.G. 1995. Parasites of the Proserpine rock wallaby, Petrogale persephone (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). Australian Mammalogy 18: 45-53

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., Johnston, P.G. & Close, R.L. 1992. Chromosomal rearrangements in rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) VI. Determination of the plesiomorphic karyotype: G-banding comparison of Thylogale with Petrogale persephone, P. xanthopus and P. l. lateralis. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 61: 29-33

Holloway, C.T. 2001. Habitat preferences of the Proserpine rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone. Unpublished Honours thesis. Townsville : James Cook University.

Johnson, P.M. 2003. Kangaroos of Queensland. Brisbane : Queensland Museum.

Johnson, P.M., Nolan, B.J. & Schaper, D.N. 2003. Introduction of the Proserpine rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone from mainland Queensland to nearby Hayman Island. Australian Mammalogy 25: 61-71

Johnson, P.M. & Delean, J.S.C. 1999. Reproduction in the Proserpine rock-wallaby, Petrogale persephone Maynes (Marsupialia: Macropodidae), in captivity, with age estimation and development of the pouch young. Wildlife Research 26: 631-639

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

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

Nolan, B.J. 1997. An update of the Proserpine rock-wallaby P. persephone Recovery Plan. Australian Mammalogy 19: 309-314

Sharman, G.B., Maynes, G.M., Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1995. Proserpine Rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone. pp. 386-387 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Winkel, P. 1997. The Ecology and Management of the Proserpine Rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone. Brisbane. Report to the Queensland Department of Environmet and Heritage. pp.

 

Common Name References

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

 

History of changes

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