Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 2:452.

TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Owen Stanley Range, vic. Mt. Obree, 8000 ft. (2438 m) .

DISTRIBUTION: E New Guinea.

STATUS: IUCN - Vulnerable as D. g. shawmayeri; uncommon.

SYNONYMS: buergersi, pulcherrimus, shawmayeri.

COMMENTS: Does not include spadix . Groves (1982d) regarded this species as a subspecies of the earlier named matschiei; but see Flannery (1990:100-104), also Ganslosser (1980).