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GENUS Macropus

Author:Shaw, 1790.
Citation:Nat. Misc., 1: pl. 23 (text).
Type Species:Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790.
Comments:Includes Megaleia and Protemnodon (sensu Haltenorth, 1958); see Kirsch and Calaby (1977:17). Rationale for present usage of Macropus given by Calaby (1966). Ride (1962) discussed generic nomenclature for all Macropodinae. Van Gelder (1977b) included Thylogale and Wallabia in this genus, but see Kirsch and Calaby (1977:17) and Corbet and Hill (1980:17-18). Dawson and Flannery (1985) divided this genus into three subgenera: Macropus, Notamacropus and Osphranter; almost certainly Notamacropus is paraphyletic.
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SUBGENUS Macropus

SPECIES fuliginosus

SUBSPECIES fuliginosus

SUBSPECIES melanops

SUBSPECIES ocydromus

SPECIES giganteus

SUBSPECIES giganteus

SUBSPECIES tasmaniensis

SUBGENUS Notamacropus

SPECIES agilis

SUBSPECIES agilis

SUBSPECIES jardinii

SUBSPECIES nigrescens

SUBSPECIES papuanus

SPECIES dorsalis

SPECIES eugenii

SPECIES greyi

SPECIES irma

SPECIES parma

SPECIES parryi

SPECIES rufogriseus

SUBSPECIES rufogriseus

SUBSPECIES banksianus

SUBSPECIES fruticus

SUBGENUS Osphranter

SPECIES antilopinus

SPECIES bernardus

SPECIES robustus

SUBSPECIES robustus

SUBSPECIES erubescens

SUBSPECIES isabellinus

SUBSPECIES woodwardi

SPECIES rufus

Synonyms:

    Boriogale Owen, 1874
    Dendrodorcopsis W. Rothschild, 1903
    Gerboides Gervais, 1855
    Gigantomys Link, 1794
    Halmatopus Wagner, 1841
    Halmaturus Illiger, 1811
    Kalmaturus Gervais, 1835
    Kanguroo Lacépède, 1799
    Kangurus E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire and G. Cuvier, 1795
    Megaleia Gistel, 1848
    Phascolagus Owen, 1874
    Prionotemmus Stirton, 1955

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