Rattus lutreolus cambricus Troughton, 1937b

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Rattus lutreolus cambricus Troughton, 1937b

Aust. Zool. 8(4): 283. (12 March 1937).

Common name. Swamp Rat.

Current name. Rattus lutreolus lutreolus (J. Gray, 1841) , following Jackson & Groves (2015).

Holotype. M.3192 by original designation. Male, skull, study skin, collected by W. Barnes and H. Burrell on 1 September 1922; registered on 15 September 1922.

Condition. Cranium: both auditory bullae detached, otherwise in good condition; both dentaries complete. Study skin: bald patch on the ventral surface, one tear in the tail tip.

Type locality. Booloombayt [= Booloombayte], Myall Lakes, NSW.

Paratypes. (3, by original designation). All three are study skins with extracted skulls, all collected by W. Barnes and H. Burrell: M.3190, male, collected on 31 August 1922 at Bombah Point, Myall Lakes; M.3191, male, collected on 31 August 1922 at Booloombayt, Myall Lakes; M.3193, female (allotype), collected 4 September 1922.

Comments. Troughton refers to variation in a series of over 20 specimens, but cites registration numbers only for the four specimens from the type locality. Taylor & Horner (1973) discussed the status of this taxon, and note that Troughton (1965b) no longer considered it a valid subspecies.