CAPE YORK PENINSULA Cracraft 1991

CAPE YORK PENINSULA Cracraft 1991

Available Names: 
Cape York Peninsula Cracraft 1991: 213.
Area Taxonomy: 
TERRESTRIAL ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
Sub-Realm: 
AUSTRALIA Prichard 1826
Region: 
TORRESIAN (Hedley 1894)
Sub-Region: 
CAPE YORK PENINSULA Cracraft 1991
Diagnosis: 
“The area is bounded to the south-east by the uplands of the Atherton Plateau and to the south and south-west by drier, more open habitats” (Cracraft 1991: 213).
Type-locality: 
Mcilwraith Range, Coen, Queensland, Australia, 13°46'27.00"S 143°19'18.00"E.

Species endemic to this area inhabit medium closed forest (rainforest), open forest, and woodland habitats (Cracraft 1991: 213).

Map: 
Reference: 
Patterns of diversification within continental biotas: hierarchical congruence among the areas of endemism of Australian vertebrates

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