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| name = Mareeba |
| name = Mareeba rock-wallaby<ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=68}}</ref> |
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| image = Mareeba Rock Wallaby and Joey at Granite Gorge.jpg |
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| binomial_authority = [[M.D.B. Eldridge|Eldridge]] & [[R.L. Close|Close]], 1992 |
| binomial_authority = [[M.D.B. Eldridge|Eldridge]] & [[R.L. Close|Close]], 1992 |
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| range_map = Mareeba Rock Wallaby area.png |
| range_map = Mareeba Rock Wallaby area.png |
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| range_map_caption = Mareeba |
| range_map_caption = Mareeba rock-wallaby range |
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The '''Mareeba |
The '''Mareeba rock-wallaby''' (''Petrogale mareeba'') is a species of [[rock-wallaby]] found in northeastern [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related species which also include the [[Cape York rock-wallaby]] (''P. coenensis''), the [[unadorned rock-wallaby]] (''P. inornata'') and the [[allied rock-wallaby]] (''P. assimilis''). |
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The Mareeba |
The Mareeba rock-wallaby is found in the highlands west of [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] from around [[Mount Garnet]] to the [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]] and [[Mount Carbine]], and inland to [[Mungana, Queensland|Mungana]].<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=130}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Petrogale_mareeba.asp Mareeba |
*[http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Petrogale_mareeba.asp Mareeba rock-wallaby at Zipcode Zoo (includes photographs)] |
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The Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related species which also include the Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata) and the allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis).
The Mareeba rock-wallaby is found in the highlands west of Cairns from around Mount Garnet to the Mitchell River and Mount Carbine, and inland to Mungana.[3]
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
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