Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron in Lesueur & Petit, 1807

(Figs 1; 65-69)

Ornithorhynchus rufus Péron in Lesueur & Petit, 1807: pl. 34, fig. 2.

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. — MNHN-ZM-AC-A3316 (Fig. 1), holotype skeleton mount (male).

OTHER NUMBER/S. — CAG IV-28 by Péron and Lesueur.

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), Inv. no. 80269 (Fig. 68; skeleton) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 116; Altmann 2012: 89), and Inv. no. 80033 (Fig. 69; one living animal and hind leg, beak and tail) (Baglione & Crémière 2009: 351).