Australian Museum Journal Revision of the three-striped dasyures, genus Myoictis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), of New Guinea, with description of a new species
- Shortform:
- Woolley, 2005, Rec. Aust. Mus. 57(3): 321–340
- Author(s):
- Woolley, P. A.
- Year published:
- 2005
- Title:
- Revision of the three-striped dasyures, genus Myoictis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), of New Guinea, with description of a new species
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 321
- End page:
- 340
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1450
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 30 November 2005
- Cover date:
- 30 November 2005
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MAMMALIA: MARSUPIALIA; NEW GUINEA
- Digitized:
- 30 November 2005
- Available online:
- 30 November 2005
- Reference number:
- 1450
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (40kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1388kb PDF)
Abstract
The history of the discovery and naming of specimens now referred to Myoictis is presented. A study of virtually all known specimens of Myoictis deposited in Museum collections was undertaken to clarify the number of species in this genus of endemic New Guinean dasyurid marsupials. Based on a number of morphological features four species are now recognised, namely M. melas, M. wallacei, M. wavicus n.stat. and Myoictis leucura n.sp. The form of the tail readily distinguishes the four species. The distribution of each species has been mapped and no overlap found in their ranges as presently known. Field observations are recounted. Data for all specimens examined is appended to facilitate future studies.