Species Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986

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• Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, S. 1986. Sminthopsis archeri (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), a new species from the savannah of Papua New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Australian Mammalogy 9: 111-124 [112].

  Type data:

   Holotype PNGM 1663 adult ♂ skin & skull, Morehead, Trans-Fly Plains, Papua New Guinea, 8º4´S, 141º39´E.
  Paratype(s) QM; NMV; THOMPSON.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cape York Peninsula.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Open woodland, predator, tall open forest, terrestrial.

 

General References

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

Van Dyck, S. 1995. Chestnut Dunnart Sminthopsis archeri. pp. 124-126 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Chestnut Dunnart)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
02-Sep-2019		29-Oct-2010	MOVED
15-Oct-2010		15-Oct-2010	MOVED
07-Feb-2024		15-Oct-2010	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)