Petrogale xanthopus

J. E. Gray, 1855

Yellow-footed 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

Gray, J.E. 1855-04-11. Description or a new species of _Petrogale._. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854:249.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747662

Original name as described

Petrogale xanthopus

Other common names

Ring-tailed Rock Wallaby

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.1.12.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/762475c4-51b4-45eb-b38e-371a8b2002ad

Type locality

Flinders Ranges, South Australia, 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

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000309

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 celeris

Le Souef, 1924

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

celeris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.3219

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719504

Authority publication

Australian Zoologist

Petrogale xanthopus

J. E. Gray, 1855

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

xanthopus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.1.12.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/762475c4-51b4-45eb-b38e-371a8b2002ad

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747662

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:48, 49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16750/21955455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petrogale xanthopus celeris

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

celeris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus

Groves, 2005

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

xanthopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Phalangista xanthopygus

(Giebel, 1874)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

xanthopygus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

Key to Plate 20, Fig. 4

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

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