Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer 1895

Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer 1895, Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, n. s., 7: 223.

Type Locality: Australia, Northern Territory, Lake Amadeus.

Vernacular Names: Sandhill Dunnart.

Distribution: Australia: SW Northern Territory (vicinity of Ayers Rock) and Eyre Peninsula (South Australia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: S. psammophila species-group. Known only from five specimens; see Archer (1981:215).