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Taxon: Species Zaglossus bruijni (Peters & Doria, 1876) - western long-beaked echidna (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Peters & Doria, 1876:183.
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Types

Type, by original designation, of: Zaglossus (Genus) Gill, 1877
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Zaglossus bruijni bruijni (Peters & Doria, 1876)

Variants

Different rank: Zaglossus bruijni bruijni (Peters & Doria, 1876)
Different termination: Zaglossus bruijnii (Peters & Doria, 1876)

Combinations

Basionym: Tachyglossus bruijni Peters & Doria, 1876

Synonyms

Including: Zaglossus bartoni (Thomas, 1907) Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 9.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: western long-beaked echidna Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 2.
: long-beaked echidna
: long-nosed echidna Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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