Telefomin Cuscus
Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987
Also calledCouscous de Telefomin (fra) · Cuscus de Telefonim (spa) · Cuscus-de-Telefonim (por) · Hörnchen-Kletterbeutler (deu) · Phalanger de Telefomin (fra) · Telefomin-Kuskus (deu) · kuskus bělobřichý (ces) · papuankuskus (fin) · pałanka opalona (pol) · Телефоминский кускус (rus) · テレフォミンクスクス (jpn)
First described in: Rec. Aust. Mus. vol.39 p.183
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, West Sepik Prov., Telefomin area, Upper Sol River, 5 ° 06 ' S, 141 ° 42 ' E, 2600 m.
Order Diprotodontia
description
Condition. Whole cranium and dentaries; skin retained on palate. Study skin in good condition, missing scrotum, skin perforations on ventral side at base of front left limb.
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
description
Current name. Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987; following Groves (2005 d).
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
discussion
Comments. Three specimens in type series, one paratype evidently in the PNGM.
Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2440281.