Dendrolagus goodfellowi pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993a

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Dendrolagus goodfellowi pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993a

Rec. Aust. Mus. 45(1): 38, figs 4–5, table 1. (19 March 1993).

Common name. Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo.

Current name. Dendrolagus pulcherrimus Flannery, 1993a . Recognized as a species by Groves (2005d) but as a subspecies of D. goodfellowi Thomas, 1908 by Eldridge & Coulson (2015), who note the need for further analysis.

Holotype. M.21717 by original designation. Female, [Field no. FJ359], skull, study skin, frozen tissue; collected 9 March 1990 by Pavel German and Lester Seri; registered 12 April 1990.

Condition. Cranium with impact fracture on right nasal and adjoining area of right maxilla, soft palate retained on cranium; both dentaries complete. Study skin in good condition; right flank peppered with small holes; tear in left forearm.

Type locality. “Elevation of 1,120 m in Kukumbau area on Mt Sapau (3°32'S 142°31'E), near Sibilanga” ( Flannery, 1993a), West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Paratypes. (2, by original designation). M.22173, unsexed trophy, partial cranium without dentaries, purchased on 10 March 1990 by Pavel German and Lester Seri, from Parkop Village, near Sibilanga, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. M.23423, adult female, body in alc., collected 13 December 1990 by Veari Kula, Macholp area (3°21'S 142°35'E), Torricelli Mtns, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Comments. Type series of three specimens. Considered a full species by Groves (2005d) and Helgen (2005c) and support for species status from cytochrome b sequencing, which included tissue from the holotype, by McGreevy et al. (2012). Paratype M.23423 has not been found in 2002 or by subsequent inventories and is presumed to have been stolen.