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Herbert's rock-wallaby is distributed from around 100km northwest of [[Brisbane, Queensland|Brisbane]] north to the [[Fitzroy River (Queensland)|Fitzroy River]]. It ranges inland to around [[Clermont, Queensland|Clermont]] and [[Rubyvale, Queensland|Rubyvale]]. It is the largest of the related group of Queensland rock-wallabies.<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=130}}</ref> |
Herbert's rock-wallaby is distributed from around 100km northwest of [[Brisbane, Queensland|Brisbane]] north to the [[Fitzroy River (Queensland)|Fitzroy River]]. It ranges inland to around [[Clermont, Queensland|Clermont]] and [[Rubyvale, Queensland|Rubyvale]]. It is the largest of the related group of Queensland rock-wallabies.<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=130}}</ref> |
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The species is name in honour of the mineralogist [[Herbert Smith (mineralogist)|Herbert Smith]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Beolens, Bo|author2=Watkins, Michael|author3=Grayson, Michael|title=Eponym Dictionary of Mammals|page=186|year=2009|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=978-0-8018-9304-9|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA186}}</ref> |
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Herbert's rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti) is a member of a group of seven very closely related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. Herbert's is the most southerly and most widespread of the group.
Herbert's rock-wallaby is distributed from around 100km northwest of Brisbane north to the Fitzroy River. It ranges inland to around Clermont and Rubyvale. It is the largest of the related group of Queensland rock-wallabies.[3]
The species is name in honour of the mineralogist Herbert Smith.[4]
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.