Notomys carpentarius Johnson, 1959

Parnaby, Harry E., Ingleby, Sandy & Divljan, Anja, 2017, Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney, Records of the Australian Museum 69 (5), pp. 277-420 : 368

Notomys carpentarius Johnson, 1959

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 72: 186. (4 November 1959).

Common name. Northern Hopping-mouse.

Current name. Notomys aquilo Thomas, 1921 ; following Jackson & Groves (2015).

Paratypes. (3, by original designation). All three are study skins with skulls extracted, all collected by D. H. Johnson from the type locality, Umbakumba, Port Langdon (13°51'S 136°45'E), northeastern Groote Eylandt , Northern Territory: M.27839 by original designation as USNM 284360 , female, [Field no. 5586], collected on 22 June 1948 ; M.27840 by original designation as USNM 284356 , female, [Field no. 5528] and M.27841 by original designation as USNM 284354 , male, [ Field no. 5526], both collected on 8 June 1948 . All three registered 13 October 1992 and exchanged from Smithsonian Institution, 19 May 1992.

Comments.A total of 12 paratypes, all from the type locality; holotype in USNM .