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View article: A new species of lobe-lipped bat (Chalinolobus: Vespertilionidae) from southern Papua New Guinea
A new species of lobe-lipped bat (Chalinolobus: Vespertilionidae) from southern Papua New Guinea Open
The Hoary Bat Chalinolobus nigrogriseus is the only species of the genus known from the island of New Guinea. A new species of Chalinolobus from Papua New Guinea is described based on DNA sequence and morphological criteria using material …
View article: Rediscovery of the long-eared bat genus Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Timor and a reassessment of Nyctophilus timoriensis
Rediscovery of the long-eared bat genus Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Timor and a reassessment of Nyctophilus timoriensis Open
The only previous record of the Long-eared bat genus Nyctophilus from the island of Timor is a specimen collected by the Baudin expedition in 1803, used to describe Nyctophilus timoriensis by Geoffroy (1806). However, its geographic attrib…
View article: Notes on mammals collected on the 1885 Geographical Society of Australasia’s Expedition to New Guinea
Notes on mammals collected on the 1885 Geographical Society of Australasia’s Expedition to New Guinea Open
In 1885 the Geographical Society of Australasia sent the steam launch Bonito to chart the Fly and Strickland Rivers (now in Western Province, Papua New Guinea). The Expedition spent five months in New Guinea with the primary objectives of …
View article: A 19th century New Ireland dog, Canis familiaris novaehiberniae Lesson, 1827 and the status of Canis hallstromi Troughton, 1957
A 19th century New Ireland dog, Canis familiaris novaehiberniae Lesson, 1827 and the status of Canis hallstromi Troughton, 1957 Open
Recent literature has usually invoked the name Canis hallstromi Troughton, 1957, though with varied taxonomic interpretations, when writing of dogs thought to be unique to New Guinea. The name Canis familiaris novaehiberniae was proposed f…
View article: A new bat species from southwestern Western Australia, previously assigned to Gould’s Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858
A new bat species from southwestern Western Australia, previously assigned to Gould’s Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858 Open
A distributional isolate in southwestern Western Australia previously assigned to Gould’s Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858 is demonstrated to be a distinct and previously unnamed cryptic species, based on a lack of monophyly w…
View article: Mammal type specimens in the Macleay Collections, University of Sydney
Mammal type specimens in the Macleay Collections, University of Sydney Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Parnaby, Harry, Gill, Anthony C. (2021): Mammal type specimens in the Macleay Collections, University of Sydney. Zootaxa 4975 (2): 201-252, DOI: …
View article: Neotype designation for the Australian Pig-footed Bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838
Neotype designation for the Australian Pig-footed Bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838 Open
The original description of the now extinct Australian Pig-footed Bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838 was based on one specimen from which the tail was missing. Re-examination of the skull thought to be the holotype of C. ecaudatus,…
View article: Australian Museum surveys of the vertebrate fauna of Coolah Tops National Park, NSW
Australian Museum surveys of the vertebrate fauna of Coolah Tops National Park, NSW Open
Coolah Tops, c. 360 km northwest of Sydney, at the western end of the Liverpool Range, in central western New South Wales, is a fertile basalt plateau that rises to over 1000 m, and so is cooler and wetter than the surrounding drier and ho…
View article: The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—birds and mammals
The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—birds and mammals Open
The Australian Museum Research Institute Terrestrial Vertebrates team was on Lord Howe Island from 12–24 March 2017. Our aims were to improve the Museum’s specimen and tissue collection of birds and mammals from the Island, to collect base…
View article: Type specimens of non-fossil mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
Type specimens of non-fossil mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney Open
The Australian Museum (AM) Mammal Collection represents one of the most significant world collections from the Australo-Pacific region, with over 50,000 mammal specimens of some 650 species from the region. The Collection contains about 88…
View article: Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Parnaby, Harry E., Ingleby, Sandy, Divljan, Anja (2017): Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Au…
View article: Taxonomic status of Podabrus albocaudatus Krefft, 1872 and declaration of Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) as a protected name for the White-tailed Dunnart from Western Australia
Taxonomic status of Podabrus albocaudatus Krefft, 1872 and declaration of Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) as a protected name for the White-tailed Dunnart from Western Australia Open
The name Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 has universally and uncontroversially been used for the White-tailed Dunnart since its description in 1932. We regard the forgotten name Podabrus albocaudatus Krefft, 1872 to be an available …