History
· The species was first described at 1840 by Gould (Fisher 1998).
· About 1850: was common in Australia over much of inland eastern Australia west of the Great Dividing Range, and ranged from the Murray River, Victoria, in the south, to Charters Towers Queensland, in the north (Animal Info Website).
· In 1866, Krefft called it 'the most common of all the smaller species of the kangaroo tribe' in northwest Victoria and southwest New South Wales (Flannery 1990 cited by Animal Info Website).
· Around the turn of the century, it was still sufficiently common for bounties to be paid for its scalp from 1880 - 1916. Bridled naitail wallaby population declined dramatically during the last century (Animal Info Website).
· The last record of its existence in New South Wales is from an animal taken near Manilla, in the northeast portion of the state, in 1924. It seems to have disappeared from Victoria long before this (Animal Info Website).
· By the 1960's it was presumed extinct, its last record being from the Dawson Valley, Queensland in the 1930's (Animal Info Website).
· However, it was rediscovered in 1973 in a 100 sq km (38 sq mi) area in central Queensland near Dingo (Animal Info Website).
· In 1981, it was reported to be common over an area of about 110 sq km (43 sq mi) (Animal Info Website).
· By 1996 the only known significant population occurred in and around Taunton National Park near Dingo (Animal Info Website).
· About 1850: was common in Australia over much of inland eastern Australia west of the Great Dividing Range, and ranged from the Murray River, Victoria, in the south, to Charters Towers Queensland, in the north (Animal Info Website).
· In 1866, Krefft called it 'the most common of all the smaller species of the kangaroo tribe' in northwest Victoria and southwest New South Wales (Flannery 1990 cited by Animal Info Website).
· Around the turn of the century, it was still sufficiently common for bounties to be paid for its scalp from 1880 - 1916. Bridled naitail wallaby population declined dramatically during the last century (Animal Info Website).
· The last record of its existence in New South Wales is from an animal taken near Manilla, in the northeast portion of the state, in 1924. It seems to have disappeared from Victoria long before this (Animal Info Website).
· By the 1960's it was presumed extinct, its last record being from the Dawson Valley, Queensland in the 1930's (Animal Info Website).
· However, it was rediscovered in 1973 in a 100 sq km (38 sq mi) area in central Queensland near Dingo (Animal Info Website).
· In 1981, it was reported to be common over an area of about 110 sq km (43 sq mi) (Animal Info Website).
· By 1996 the only known significant population occurred in and around Taunton National Park near Dingo (Animal Info Website).
References:
- Animal Info Website: http://www.animalinfo.org/species/onycfrae.htm
- Fisher D (1998) Behavioural ecology and demography of the bridled nailtail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata. Department of Zoology, The University of Queensland.
- Picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridled_nail-tail_wallaby