Trichosurus arnhemensis Collett, 1897

Wiig, Øystein & Bachmann, Lutz, 2013, The mammal type specimens at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway, Zootaxa 3736 (5), pp. 587-597 : 590-591

Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis Collett, 1897

Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, 1897, 328.

Valid name. Trichosurus arnhemensis Collett, 1897

Syntypes: NHMO 1076 (596), female, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 16 July 1894; NHMO 1077 (545), male, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 12 July 1894; NHMO 1078 (622), female, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 1 August 1894; NHMO 1079 (530), female, mounted skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 8 July 1894; NHMO 1080 (544), female, mounted skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 11 July 1894; NHMO 1083 (543), female, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 11 July 1894; NHMO 1089 (530), male juv., skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 8 July 1894; (620) male, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 8 August 1894; NHMO 1091 (621), male, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 16 July 1894; NHMO 1096 (625), male, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 4 August 1894; NHMO 1098 (1298), male, skin with cranium in situ, collected by K. Dahl at Katherine River, North Australia, 13 July 1894; NHMO 1100 (1299), female, skin with cranium, collected by K. Dahl at Katherine River, North Australia, 14 July 1894; NHMO 136 (815), unknown sex, cranium and skeleton, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, July-August 1894; NHMO 668, young in alcohol, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, July-August 1894; NHMO 669, young in alcohol, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, July-August 1894; NHMO 22079, embryo (joey), collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 10 July 1894; NHMO 22080, embryo (joey), collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 10 July 1894; without number, embryo, collected by K. Dahl at Daly River, North Australia, 10 July 1894.

Remarks. The embryo without number is missing. NHMO 136, NHMO 1076, NHMO 1079, NHMO 1080, NHMO 1098, and NHMO 1100 are labeled Trichosurus vulpecula var. occidentalis , n.subsp. NHMO. 668, NHMO 669, NHMO 1075, NHMO 1077, NHMO 1078, NHMO 1083, NHMO 1089, NHMO 1091, NHMO 1096, NHM 22079 and NHMO 22080 are labeled Trichosurus vulpecula . (620) was donated to the British Museum (Natural History Museum, London: 1897.4.12.3).