Cape York Rock-wallaby
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| Petrogale coenensis Eldridge & Close, 1992 |
The Cape York Rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a member of a group of seven very closely-related rock-wallabies, all found in northeastern Queensland, also including the Mt Claro Rock-wallaby (P. sharmani), the Mareeba Rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) and Godman's Rock-wallaby (P. godmani).
The Cape York Rock-wallaby is found only in central Cape York, from the Musgrave to the Pascoe River. It is also the only member of the group of seven species to be completely separated geographically from its relatives; it is separated from Godman's Rock-wallaby by the Hann River Catchment (around 70km).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 67. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Petrogale coenensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 130.
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