Myoictis melas

Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840). In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt., Land-en Volkenkunde, p. 20 (1840], see comments. TYPE LOCALITY: "Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3°39'Z. breedte)" = Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Fakfak Div., Lobo Dist., near Triton Bay, Mt. Lamants...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colin P. Groves
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Dasyuromorphia
Dasyuridae
Myoictis
Myoictis melas
Triton Bay
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7282438
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Summary:Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840). In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt., Land-en Volkenkunde, p. 20 (1840], see comments. TYPE LOCALITY: "Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3°39'Z. breedte)" = Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Fakfak Div., Lobo Dist., near Triton Bay, Mt. Lamantsjieri. DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Salawati Isl and Aru Isis (Indonesia). STATUS: Rare. SYNONYMS: bruijni, pilicauda, senex, thorbeckiana, wallacei, wavicus. COMMENTS: This species was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, p. 149[1845], pl. 25 J 1843J. Published as part of Colin P. Groves, 1993, Order Dasyuromorphia, pp. 29-37 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on pages 32-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353066

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