Dugong dugon

Authors :: James H. Honacki
Kenneth E. Kinman
James W. Koeppl
Publication Year :: 1982
Publisher :: Zenodo, 1982.
Abstract: Dugong dugon (Muller, 1776). Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl., p. 21. TYPE LOCALITY: Cape of Good Hope to Philippine Isis. DISTRIBUTION: Red Sea and E. Africa to S. Japanese Archipelago, Caroline Isis., Australia, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia. COMMENT: Includes australis, hemprichi, and tabernaculi; see Corbet, 1978:193. Reviewed by Husar, 1978, Mamm. Species, 88:1-7. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as D. dugon (except Australian populations); CITES - Appendix II as D. dugon (Australian populations only). U.S. ESA - Endangered as D. dugon. ISIS NUMBER: 5301417001001001001.<br />Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Sirenia, pp. 305-306 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 305, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353046