Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    McNally Collection

  • Taxon Name

    Hydromys chrysogaster

  • Author and date of publication

    É. Geoffroy, 1804

  • Preferred Common name

    Common Water Rat

  • Other Common Names

    Golden-bellied Water Rat, Rakali

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Skin (pelt), Form: Dry

  • Collected By

    J McNally

  • Sampling Method

    trapped

  • Date Visited From

    17/08/1956

  • Date Visited To

    19/08/1956

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Murphy Swamp

  • Latitude

    -36.07

  • Longitude

    144.57

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    Geoscience Australia - Place names website