Macropus Shaw 1790

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Macropus Shaw 1790

Macropus Shaw 1790 , Nat. Misc., 1: pl. 23 (text).

Type Species: Macropus giganteus Shaw 1790

Synonyms: Boriogale Owen 1874 ; Dendrodorcopsis W. Rothschild 1903 ; Gerboides Gervais 1855 ; Gigantomys Link 1794 ; Halmatopus Wagner 1841 ; Halmaturus Illiger 1811 ; Kalmaturus Gervais 1835 ; Kanguroo Lacépède 1799 ; Kangurus E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire and G. Cuvier 1795 ; Megaleia Gistel 1848 ; Phascolagus Owen 1874 ; Prionotemmus Stirton 1955 .

Species and subspecies: 14 species with 16 subspecies in 3 subgenera:

Subgenus Macropus (Macropus) Shaw 1790

Subgenus Macropus (Notamacropus) Dawson and Flannery 1985

Subgenus Macropus (Osphranter) Gould 1842

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis Gould 1841

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis subsp. agilis Gould 1841

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis subsp. jardinii De Vis 1884

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis subsp. nigrescens Lönnber 1913

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) agilis subsp. papuanus Peters and Doria 1875

Species Macropus (Osphranter) antilopinus Gould 1841

Species Macropus (Osphranter) bernardus W. Rothschild 1904

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) dorsalis Gray 1837

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) eugenii Desmarest 1817

Species Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. fuliginosus Desmarest 1817

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. melanops Gould 1842

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) fuliginosus subsp. ocydromus Gould 1842

Species Macropus (Macropus) giganteus Shaw 1790

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) giganteus subsp. giganteus Shaw 1790

Subspecies Macropus (Macropus) giganteus subsp. tasmaniensis Le Souef 1923

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) greyi Waterhouse 1846

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) irma Jourdan 1837

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) parma Waterhouse 1846

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) parryi Bennett 1834

Species Macropus (Osphranter) robustus Gould 1840

Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. robustus Gould 1840

Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. erubescens Sclater 1870

Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. isabellinus Gould 1842

Subspecies Macropus (Osphranter) robustus subsp. woodwardi Thomas 1901

Species Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus Desmarest 1817

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus subsp. rufogriseus Desmarest 1817

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus subsp. banksianus Quoy and Gaimard 1825

Subspecies Macropus (Notamacropus) rufogriseus subsp. fruticus Ogilby 1838

Species Macropus (Osphranter) rufus Desmarest 1822

Discussion: Includes Megaleia and Protemnodon (sensu Haltenorth, 1958) ; see Kirsch and Calaby (1977:17). Rationale for present usage of Macropus given by Calaby (1966). Ride (1962) discussed generic nomenclature for all Macropodinae . Van Gelder (1977 b) included Thylogale and Wallabia in this genus, but see Kirsch and Calaby (1977:17) and Corbet and Hill (1980:17-18). Dawson and Flannery (1985) divided this genus into three subgenera: Macropus , Notamacropus and Osphranter ; almost certainly Notamacropus is paraphyletic.