Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw 1799)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Monotremata, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1-2 : 2

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11328697

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scientific name

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw 1799)
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[Platypus] anatinus Shaw 1799 , Nat. Misc., 10: pl. 385-386.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, New Holland (= Sydney).

Vernacular Names: Platypus.

Synonyms: Ornithorhynchus brevirostris Ogilby 1832 ; Ornithorhynchus crispus Macgillivray 1827 ; Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron 1807 ; Ornithorhynchus laevis Macgillivray 1827 ; Ornithorhynchus novaehollandiae Lacépède 1800 ; Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Blumenbach 1800 ; Ornithorhynchus phoxinus Thomas 1923 ; Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron 1807 ; Ornithorhynchus triton Thomas 1923 .

Distribution: Queensland, New South Wales, SE South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania ( Australia).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); common but vulnerable to local extinction.

Discussion: Whether there are any valid subspecies is unclear; revision is needed. Species name is commonly attributed to Shaw and Nodder, but Nodder was the publisher, not an author.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Monotremata

Family

Ornithorhynchidae

Genus

Ornithorhynchus

Loc

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw 1799)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Platypus] anatinus

Shaw 1799: pl. 385-386
1799
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