: It was the first edition to include all currently recognized and named subspecies for the four major vertebrate groups.
: For use in inventory and management programs.
: Includes distributional information for Commonwealth territories and tracks vagrant or accidental bird and mammal records. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Referen...
: The second edition added 39 newly described species and elevated 83 subspecies or junior synonyms to species status.
Beyond naming, the book provides critical metadata for environmental management: : It was the first edition to include
: Each entry includes the code number from the ABRS Census of Australian Vertebrate Species (CAVS) , facilitating data integration across different Australian biological databases. Conservation and Distribution Data
: Tracks native species introduced to non-natural parts of Australia and documents introduced foreign species that have since become extinct in Australia. Professional and Academic Utility : The second edition added 39 newly described
The is a foundational scientific text published by CSIRO Publishing that serves as a definitive "one-stop-shop" for the taxonomy and conservation status of Australia’s land-based vertebrate fauna.