Tursiops australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

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Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Tursiops
Species: Tursiops australis

Name

• Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, Gershwin, Thompson, Austin, Owen & McKeschnie, 2011

Holotype: QVMAG 1365
Type locality: North Esk River, 5 km upstream from Tamar River at Hobblers Bridge, Launceston, Tasmania

References

• Charlton-Robb, K.; Gershwin, L.-A.; Thompson, R.; Austin, J.; Owen, K.; McKeschnie, S. 2011. A New Dolphin Species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., Endemic to Southern Australian Coastal Waters. PLoS ONE 6 (9): e24047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024047