Species Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, 1979
Julia Creek Dunnart
- Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, M. 1979. Two new species of Sminthopsis Thomas (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia) from northern Australia, S. butleri and S. douglasi. The Australian Zoologist 20: 327-345 [337].
Type data:
Holotype QM J5173* ♀ spirit specimen & skull, Julia Creek, watershed of the Cloncurry River, N central QLD [20°40´S, 141°40´E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known from the type locality, Richmond, QLD and surrounding downs country.
IBRA
Qld: Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)
Ecological Descriptors
Nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Riparian grassland*.
General References
Hume, I.D., Smith, C. & Woolley, P.A. 2000. Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract of the Julia Creek Dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 48: 475-485
Kutt, A.S. 2003. New records of the Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi in central-north Queensland. The Australian Zoologist 32: 257-260
Woolley, P.A. 1992. New records of the Julia Creek dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Wildlife Research 19: 799-783
Woolley, P.A. 1995. Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi. pp. 134-135 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Woolley, P.A., Patterson, M.F., Stephenson, G.M. & Stephenson, D.G. 2002. The ilio-marsupialis muscle in the dasyurid marsupial Sminthopsis douglasi: form, function and fibre type profiles in females with and without suckling young. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 3775-3781
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Julia Creek Dunnart)
History of changes
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07-Feb-2024 | 15-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |