Petrogale sharmani

Eldridge & R. L. Close, 1992

Sharman's Rock Wallaby

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Dendrolagini
Genus : Petrogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Eldridge, M.D.B. and Close, R.L. 1992. Taxonomy of rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). I. A revision of the eastern Petrogale with the description of three new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 40(6):605-625.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9920605

Original name as described

Petrogale sharmani

Other common names

Mt Claro Rock Wallaby

Type material

CSIRO CM15202

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mount Claro, north-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

the genus Petrogale was recently divided into four subgenera (Petrogale, Peradorcas, and the recently described Quasipetrogale and Ferepetrogale); however, this arrangement and the recently described subgenera was put forth R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoser, R. T. (2020). The ability to conserve a threatened species begins when they are named! New species of Rock Wallaby (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Petrogale) from northern Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 42, 42-49.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000307

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Petrogale sharmani

Eldridge & R. L. Close, 1992

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

sharmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CSIRO CM15202

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

618

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16753/21955167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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