Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987

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 : 326-327

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scientific name	Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987
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Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987 View in CoL View at ENA

Rec. Aust. Mus. 39(4): 184, figs 2–4, table 1. (30 September 1987).

Common name. Telefomin Cuscus.

Current name. Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987 ; following Groves (2005d).

Holotype. M.14186 by original designation. Male subadult, [Field no. FA199], skull, study skin, Collected by T. Flannery, 1 April 1986; registered 1 July 1986.

Condition. Whole cranium and dentaries; skin retained on palate. Study skin in good condition, missing scrotum, skin perforations on ventral side at base of front left limb.

Type locality. Upper Sol River Valley , Telefomin area, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 5°06'S 141°42'E, alt. 2,600 m GoogleMaps .

Paratype. M.14702 by original designation. Male adult, skull, study skin, collected by T. Flannery, Nong River Valley , 5°11'S 141°35'E, alt. 1,550 m, 9 July 1985 GoogleMaps .

Comments. Three specimens in type series, one paratype evidently in the PNGM .