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A new dolphin species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to southern Australian coastal waters.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Charlton-Robb Kate, Gershwin Lisa-ann, Thompson Ross, Austin Jeremy, Owen Kylie, McKechnie Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Small coastal dolphins endemic to south-eastern Australia have variously been assigned to described species Tursiops truncatus, T. aduncus or T. maugeanus; however the specific affinities of these animals is controversial and have recently been questioned. Historically 'the southern Australian Tursiops' was identified as unique and was formally named Tursiops maugeanus but was later synonymised with T. truncatus....
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