Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron in Lesueur & Petit, 1807

(Figs 65-68)

Ornithorhynchus fuscus Péron in Lesueur & Petit, 1807: pl. 34, fig. 1.

COMMON NAME. — Platypus.

CURRENT NAME. — Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) .

See Jackson & Groves (2015: 36).

COLLECTOR/ S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra Desmarest (1822: 380) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Near Port Jackson (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia (Desmarest 1822: 380).

COLLECTION DATE. — Between 3 July 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. 80034-1, 80034-2 and 80178 (Figs 65-67; four living animals), and Inv. no. 80269 (Fig. 68; skeleton) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 116; Altmann 2012: 89).