Short-beaked Echidna – Tachyglossus aculeatus

Tachyglossus aculeatus(Shaw), 1792

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Includes lawesii and setosus, see Ride (1970:231). Subspecies are unclear, and revision is needed. Species name commonly attributed to Shaw and Nodder, but Nodder was the publisher, not an author.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.