Species Petrogale wilkinsi Thomas, 1926
Eastern Short-eared Rock-wallaby, Wilkins' Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale wilkinsi Thomas, O. 1926. Two new rock-wallabies (Petrogale) discovered by Capt. G.W. Wilkins in Northern Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 184-186 [Date published Jan. 1926: publication date established from Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122] [185].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 25.12.31 ♂ adult skin & skull, Roper River Mission Station, NT (on skin label). - Petrogale longmani Thomas, O. 1926. Two new rock-wallabies (Petrogale) discovered by Capt. G.W. Wilkins in Northern Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 184-186 [Date published Jan. 1926: publication date established from Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122] [186].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 25.12.3.2 ♂ adult skin & skull, Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT. - Petrogale venustula Thomas, O. 1926. On various animals obtained during Capt. Wilkin's expedition in Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 625-635 [June 1926] [628].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 26.3.11.8 ♀ adult skin & skull, King River, NT (not King River =upper Daly River, NT).Type locality references:
Taylor, J.M. & Horner, B.E. 1973. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 98. Systematics of native Australian Rattus (Rodentia, Muridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 150: 1-130 (see under Rattus sordidus colletti p. 85). - Petrogale brachyotis signata Thomas, O. 1926. On various animals obtained during Capt. Wilkin's expedition in Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 625-635 [June 1926] [629].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 97.4.12.1 ♀ adult skin & skull, Mary River, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Potter, S., Close, R.L., Taggart, D.A., Cooper, S.J.B. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 2014. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). IV. Multifaceted study of the brachyotis group identifies additional taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology 62: 401-414 [411] (P. longmani, P. wilkinsi, P. venustula and P. brachyotis signata removed from synonymy of P. brachyotis; P. wilkinsi reinstated as valid species)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Pine Creek (PCK)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrogale Gray, 1837 | 05-Jan-2015 | ADDED |