Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 63

Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841

Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1841: 82.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, Barrow Isl.

Vernacular Names: Spectacled Hare-wallaby.

Synonyms: Lagorchestes leichardti Gould 1853 ; Lagorchestes pallidior Thomas and Dollman 1909 .

Distribution: N Western Australia and adjacent islands, N Northern Territory, N and W Queensland ( Australia).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as L. c. conspicillatus , otherwise Lower Risk (nt). Common locally.

Discussion: May consist of two or three distinct species.