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Description of a new species of Mus, with a list of the terrestrial animals of Tasmania
Higgins, Edmund Thomas and Petterd, William Frederick 1883
, 'Description of a new species of Mus, with
a list of the terrestrial animals of
Tasmania'
, Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
, pp. 195-198
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Abstract
Detailed description of Mus tetragonurus.—Nov. Spec,(male) - Quadrangular Tailed Rat. Includes a comprehensive list of the terrestrial animals of Tasmania - Forty-two species of Terrestrial Mammalia are recorded as
inhabiting Tasmania, of which twenty-six
are peculiar to the island
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors/Creators: | Higgins, Edmund Thomas and Petterd, William Frederick |
| Keywords: | Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |
| Collections: | Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |
| Additional Information: | In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania. |
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