A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE SMINTHOPSIS MURINA COMPLEX (MARSUPIALIA, DASYURIDAE) IN AUSTRALIA, INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF FOUR NEW SPECIESWA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade agoAbstract Sminthopsis murina (sensu, Archer 1981) comprises five species: Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) is redefined and four new species (S. dolichura, S. gilberti, S. griseoventer, S. llitkeni) are described on morphological criteria. A system of species indentitlcation for individuals using these criteria is provided through discriminant analysis. Phenetic and phylogenetic analyses of skull and body morphology for 25 geographic groupings only partly support this taxonomic classitlcation. The reasons for the lack of congruence between these classifications and those of traditional mammalian taxonomy are discussed. Author(s) KITCHENER, D.J., STODDART, J., AND HENRY, J. : Part 3 Page Number 201 A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE SMINTHOPSIS MURINA COMPLEX (MARSUPIALIA, DASYURIDAE) IN AUSTRALIA, INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF FOUR NE Download 9.61 MB To request an accessible version of this pdf please email onlineservices@museum.wa.gov.au