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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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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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