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- Title
Extending the application of Aboriginal names to Australian biota: Dasyurus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) species.
- Authors
Abbott, Ian
- Abstract
The four Australian species of Dasyurus currently possess linguistically or geographically inappropriate ver- nacular names (Western Quoll D. geoffroii; Northern Quoll D. hallucatus; Spotted-tailed Quoll D. maculatus; and Eastern Quoll D. viverrinus). The Western Quoll originally occurred extensively in eastern Australia, the Eastern Quoll originally occurred only in south-eastern Australia (including Tasmania), and the Aboriginal name 'quoll' strictly refers to D. hallucatus in north Queensland. A search of anthropological, zoological, and newspaper sources has revealed >400 names (including duplications) used by Aborigines, with most being readily assignable to a particular species. It is recommended that an Aboriginal name for each species be selected and used consistently by zoologists and conservation agencies, namely Chuditch (D. geoffroii); Digul (D. hallucatus); Bindjulang (D. maculatus); and Luaner (D. viverrinus).The rationale for selecting these names is explained.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; POPULAR plant names; DASYURUS geoffroii; NATIVE plants; ZOOLOGISTS
- Publication
Victorian Naturalist, 2013, Vol 130, Issue 3, p109
- ISSN
0042-5184
- Publication type
Article