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Rediscovery of the scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata) in the eastern Kimberley
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
ISSN
0310-0049
Abstract
The tropical mammal fauna of Australia is both understudied and, in some cases, imperiled, and the former hinders a complete understanding of the latter. An enigmatic and poorly understood species is the scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata), a species endemic to the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. We describe the rediscovery of the scaly-tailed possum in the east Kimberley, where it has not been recorded since 1917. The discovery: (1) reinforces the hitherto-questioned validity of the east Kimberley record; (2) confirms an extension of the range by 200-300 km to the east from populations in the west Kimberley; and thus (3) broadens the climate envelope occupied by the species. Implications of the known distribution for the biology, genetics and conservation of the scaly-tailed possum are briefly discussed.
Language
en_US
Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Recommended Citation
Doody J. Sean, Rhind David, Castellano Christina M., Bass Michael (2012) Rediscovery of the scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata) in the eastern Kimberley. Australian Mammalogy 34, 260-262.
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