Species Zyzomys woodwardi (Thomas, 1909)
Kimberley Rock-rat, Large Rock-rat
- Laomys woodwardi Thomas, O. 1909. On the N. Australian rats referred to the genus Mesembriomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 3: 372-374 [373].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 9.2.16.3 ♀ skin & skull, rough stony range, Parry Creek, 5 miles W of Trig Station HJ9, East Kimberley, WA 100 ft (skin label); Trig Station HJ9 is located at 15º34´24.69˜S 128º20´47.01˜E.
Generic Combinations
- Zyzomys woodwardi (Thomas, 1909).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, granivore, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Restricted to rocky habitats.
General References
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S., Adams, M. & Cole, S.R. 1981. Genetical relationships among Australian rodents (Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 289-303
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S. & Hogarth, J.T. 1977. Chromosome evolution in Australian rodents I. The Pseudomyinae, the Hydromyinae and the Uromys/Melomys Group. Chromosoma (Berlin) 61: 95-125
Begg, R.J. 1981. The small mammals of Little Nourlangie Rock, N.T. IV. Ecology of Zyzomys woodwardi, the Large Rock-rat, and Z. argurus, the Common Rock-rat, (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Wildlife Research 8: 307-320
Begg, R.J. & Dunlop, C.H. 1985. The diets of the large rock-rat, Zyzomys woodwardi, and the common rock-rat, Z. argurus (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Wildlife Research 12: 19-24
Begg, R.J. & Dunlop, C.R. 1980. Security eating, and diet in the Large Rock-rat, Zyzomys woodwardi (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Wildlife Research 7: 63-70
Breed, W.J. & Sarafis, V. 1979. On the phylogenetic significance of spermatozoal morphology and male reproductive tract anatomy in Australian rodents. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 103: 127-135
Calaby, J.H. & Taylor, J.M. 1983. Breeding in wild populations of the Australian rock rats, Zyzomys argurus and Z. woodwardi. Journal of Mammalogy 64: 610-616
Fleming, M.R. & McKenzie, N.L. 1995. Kimberley Rock-rat Zyzomys woodwardi. pp. 626-627 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Friend, G.R., Morris, K.D. & McKenzie, N.L. 1991. The mammal fauna of Kimberley rainforests. pp. 393-412 in McKenzie, N.L., Johnston, R.B. & Kendrick, P.G. (eds). Kimberley Rainforests. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty & Sons 490 pp.
Kemper, C.M., Kitchener, D.J., Humphreys, W.F. & How, R.A. 1987. Small mammals of the Mitchell Plateau region, Kimberley, Western Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 14: 397-414
Kitchener, D.J. 1989. Taxonomic appraisal of Zyzomys (Rodentia, Muridae) with descriptions of two new species from the Northern Territory, Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14: 331-373
Morrissey, B.L. & Breed, W.G. 1982. Variation in external morphology of the glans penis of Australian native rodents. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 495-502
Watts, C.H.S. 1982. Australian hydromyine rodents: maintenance of captive colonies. pp. 180-184 in Evans, D.D. (ed.). The Management of Australian Mammals in Captivity. Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society, Healesville, Victoria, February 1979. Melbourne : Zoological Board of Victoria 194 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Large Rock-rat)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [113] (Kimberley Rock-rat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-Dec-2010 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 09-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |