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SPECIES Ornithorhynchus anatinus
| Author: | Shaw, 1799. | | Citation: | Nat. Misc., 10: pl. 385-386. | | Common Name: | Platypus. | | Type Locality: | Australia, New South Wales, New Holland (= Sydney). | | Distribution: | Queensland, New South Wales, SE South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania (Australia). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc); common but vulnerable to local extinction. | | Comments: | 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. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
brevirostris Ogilby, 1832
crispus Macgillivray, 1827
fuscus Péron, 1807
laevis Macgillivray, 1827
novaehollandiae Lacépède, 1800
paradoxus Blumenbach, 1800
phoxinus Thomas, 1923
rufus Péron, 1807
triton Thomas, 1923
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