Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris 1808)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22-37 : 23

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scientific name	Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris 1808)
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[Didelphis] cynocephala Harris 1808 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 9: 174.

Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania.

Vernacular Names: Thylacine.

Synonyms: Thylacinus breviceps Krefft 1868 ; Thylacinus communis Anon. 1859 ; Thylacinus harrisii Temminck 1824 ; Thylacinus lucocephalus (Grant 1831) ; Thylacinus striatus Warlow 1833 .

Distribution: Tasmania.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I [Possibly Extinct]; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Probably extinct; but tracks and sightings continue to be reported; see Ride (1970:201) and Rounsvell and Smith (1982). Species reviewed by Guiler (1986) and Paddle (2000).