Revision of the Three-striped Dasyures, Genus Myoictis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), of New Guinea, With Description of a New Species
Author
Woolley, P. A.
text
Records of the Australian Museum
2005
2005-11-30
57
3
321
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https://journals.australian.museum/woolley-2005-rec-aust-mus-573-321340/
journal article
10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1450
2201-4349
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Myoictis wavicus
Tate, 1947
Material examined
.
Holotype
:
MCZ
28082.
Skin
and skull of adult male. Collected in 1932 by
H. Stevens
at
Wau
,
07°20'S
146°43'E
.
Distribution
. Northern side of the central mountain ranges in the vicinity of Wau,
Papua New Guinea
. Altitude records range from
975–1810 m
.
Diagnosis
.
Myoictis wavicus
differs from other species of
Myoictis
in having a short-haired tail.
Description
. The general coat colour is grey-brown with lighter hairs between the black dorsal stripes. Body dimensions can be found in
Table 2
. The first interdigital and thenar footpads are fused. The posterior palatal foramina are large, and P
3
is single rooted. Females have four nipples.