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Macropodinae (kangaroo)
Taxonomy
Macropodinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Macropodidae by Pocock (1921), Flannery and Archer (1984), Dawson and Flannery (1985), Flannery (1989), Flannery et al. (1989), Burk et al. (1998), Dawson et al. (1999), Prideaux (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Prideaux and Warburton (2008).
It was assigned to Macropodidae by Pocock (1921), Flannery and Archer (1984), Dawson and Flannery (1985), Flannery (1989), Flannery et al. (1989), Burk et al. (1998), Dawson et al. (1999), Prideaux (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Prideaux and Warburton (2008).
Subtaxa
Baringa, Bohra, Congruus, Dendrolagini, Dendrolagus, Dorcopsis, Dorcopsulus, Halmaturus odin, Kurrabi, Lagorchestes, Macropus (syn. Halmaturus), Macropus affinis, Macropus piltonensis, Onychogalea, Osphranter gouldi, Peradorcas, Prionotemnus, Protemnodon, Setonix, Silvaroo, Thylogale, Wallabia, Watutia
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Macropodinae Gray |
| 1845 | Macropus affinis Owen |
| 1874 | Osphranter gouldi Owen |
| 1895 | Halmaturus odin De Vis |
| 1921 | Macropodinae Pocock p. 607 |
| 1975 | Macropus piltonensis Bartholomai |
| 1984 | Macropodinae Flannery and Archer |
| 1985 | Macropodinae Dawson and Flannery p. 474 |
| 1989 | Macropodinae Flannery p. 300 |
| 1989 | Macropodinae Flannery et al. |
| 1998 | Macropodinae Burk et al. p. 457 |
| 1999 | Macropodinae Dawson et al. p. 276 |
| 2004 | Macropodinae Prideaux |
| 2005 | Macropodinae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2008 | Macropodinae Prideaux and Warburton p. 464 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. Macropodinae Gray 1821 [kangaroo]
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G. †Bohra Flannery and Szalay 1982
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†Bohra illuminata Prideaux and Warburton 2008
†Bohra paulae Flannery and Szalay 1982
†Bohra wilkinsonorum Dawson 2004
G. Dendrolagus Müller 1840 [tree kangaroo]
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Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis 1886 [Bennetts tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus dorianus Ramsay 1884 [Doria's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas 1908 [Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo]
Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett 1884 [Lumholtz's tree kangaroo]
Dendrolagus matschiei Forster and Rothschild 1907 [Huon tree-kangaroo]
G. Dorcopsis Schlegel and Müller 1845 [New Guinea forest wallaby]
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Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen 1957 [Black dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis hageni Heller 1897 [White-striped dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis luctuosa D'Albertis 1874 [Grey dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis muelleri Lesson 1827 [Brown dorcopsis]
Dorcopsis veterum Lesson and Garnot 1826
G. †Kurrabi Flannery and Archer 1984
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†Kurrabi mahoneyi Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi merriwaensis Flannery and Archer 1984
†Kurrabi pelchenorum Flannery and Archer 1984
G. Lagorchestes Gould 1841 [hare-wallaby]
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Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841 [Spectacled hare-wallaby]
Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844 [rufous hare-wallaby]
G. Macropus Shaw 1790
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Subg. Macropus (Macropus) Shaw 1790 [kangaroo]
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†Macropus (Macropus) ferragus Owen 1874
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Invalid names: Macropus (Leptosaigon) gracilis Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817 [western grey kangaroo]
Macropus (Macropus) giganteus Shaw 1790 [eastern grey kangaroo]
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Invalid names: Macropus faunus De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus magister De Vis 1895 [synonym], Macropus titan Owen 1838 [synonym]
†Macropus (Macropus) mundjabus Flannery 1980
†Macropus (Macropus) pan De Vis 1895
†Macropus (Macropus) pearsoni Bartholomai 1971
Invalid names: Leptosaigon Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup], Macropus (Fissuridon) Bartholomai 1971 [synonym]
Subg. Macropus (Notamacropus) Dawson and Flannery 1985 [wallaby]
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Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1842 [agile wallaby]
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†Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis siva De Vis 1895
Invalid names: Osphranter stirtoni Marcus 1976 [synonym]
Macropus (Notamacropus) dorsalis Gray 1837 [black-striped wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) eugenii Desmarest 1817 [tammar wallaby]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Waterhouse 1846 [toolache wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) irma Jourdan 1837 [western brush wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parma Waterhouse 1846 [parma wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) parryi Bennett 1835 [pretty-faced wallaby]
Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Desmarest 1817 [red-necked wallaby]
†Macropus (Notamacropus) thor De Vis 1895
†Macropus (Notamacropus) wombeyensis Broom 1896
Subg. Macropus (Osphranter) Gould 1842
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Macropus (Osphranter) antilopinus Gould 1842 [antilopine kangaroo]
Macropus (Osphranter) bernardus Rothschild 1904 [Woodward's wallaroo]
†Macropus (Osphranter) pavana Bartholomai 1978
Macropus (Osphranter) robustus Gould 1841 [eastern wallaroo]
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Macropus (Osphranter) robustus altus Owen 1874
Invalid names: Macropus birdsellii Tedford 1967 [synonym], Osphranter cooperi Owen 1874 [synonym]
Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Desmarest 1822 [red kangaroo]
Invalid names: Dendrodorcopsis Rothschild 1903 [invalid subgroup], Megaleia Gistel 1848 [invalid subgroup], Phascolagus Owen 1874 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Macropus (Petrogale) Gray 1837 [rock wallaby]
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Petrogale brachyotis Gould 1840 [Short-eared rock-wallaby]
Petrogale lateralis Gould 1842 [Black-flanked rock-wallaby]
Petrogale penicillata Gray 1827 [Brush-tailed rock-wallaby]
†Petrogale xanthopus Gray 1837
†Macropus atlas Owen 1838
†Macropus brehus Owen 1874
†Macropus dryas De Vis 1895
†Macropus goliah Owen 1874
†Macropus mimas Owen 1874
†Macropus minor Owen 1877
†Macropus narada Bartholomai 1978
†Macropus raechus Owen 1874
†Macropus rama Bartholomai 1975
Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest 1817
†Macropus woodsi Bartholomai 1975
Invalid names: Halmaturus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Macropus elegans Lambert 1807 [nomen dubium]
G. Onychogalea Gray 1841 [nail-tailed wallaby]
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Onychogalea frenata Gray 1841
Onychogalea unguifera Gould 1841 [northern nail-tail wallaby]
G. †Protemnodon Owen 1874
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†Protemnodon anak Owen 1874
†Protemnodon bandharr Dawson et al. 1999
†Protemnodon brehus Owen 1874
†Protemnodon buloloensis Plane 1967
†Protemnodon chinchillaensis Bartholomai 1973
†Protemnodon devisi Bartolomai 1973
†Protemnodon hopei Flannery 1992
G. Thylogale Gray 1837 [pademelon]
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Thylogale billardieri Gray 1837
Thylogale brunii Schreber 1778 [Dusky pademelon]
Thylogale stigmatica Gould 1860 [red-legged pademelon]
Thylogale thetis Lesson 1828 [Red-necked pademelon]
G. Wallabia Trouessart 1905 [swamp wallaby]
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Wallabia bicolor Desmarest 1804 [swamp wallaby]
†Wallabia kitcheneri Flannery 1989
Invalid names: Dendrolagini Flannery 1989 [empty], Halmaturus odin De Vis 1895 [nomen dubium], Macropus affinis Owen 1845 [nomen dubium], Macropus piltonensis Bartholomai 1975 [nomen dubium], Osphranter gouldi Owen 1874 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available