Zyzomys woodwardi Thomas 1909

Zyzomys woodwardi Thomas 1909, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 3: 373.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, E Kimberly, Parry Creek, 5 miles (8 km) west of Trig Station HJ 9, 100 ft (30.5 m); Mahoney and Richardson (1988:191) provided coordinates and other information.

Vernacular Names: Kimberley Rock Rat.

Distribution: Australia; known only from the north Kimberleys of Western Australia (Fleming and McKenzie, 1995:626). Watts and Aslin (1981:141) included Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory within the range, but those animals represent Z. maini (Kitchener, 1989) .

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Restricted to rocky regions, especially boulders at the base of cliffs; limited in distribution but common at some localities (Watts and Aslin, 1981). Reviewed by Fleming and McKenzie (1995).