Petaurus flaviventer Desmarest, 1817

(Figs 91-93)

Petaurus flaviventer Desmarest, 1817b: 403 .

COMMON NAME. — Yellow-bellied Glider.

CURRENT NAME. — Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 109).

COLLECTOR/S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra Desmarest (1817b: 403) and Girard (1856: 112) who mentions Péron as its collectors. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Near Port Jackson (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. COLLECTION DATE. — Between 20 June and 18 November 1802. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No specimen identified in MNHN collection.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80084 (Fig. 91; living animal, feet and skull) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 362), Inv. no. 80085 (Fig. 92; sketch of two animals) and Inv. no. 80278 (Fig. 93; skull, right).