echidna: References & Edit History
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Michael Augee and Brett Gooden, Echidnas of Australia and New Guinea (1993), is one of the Australian Natural History series of books published by the University of New South Wales, Australia. Peggy Rismiller, The Echidna: Australia’s Enigma (1999), is a well-illustrated account of the legends, myths, and biology of echidnas.
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Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia. Author of scientific publications on monotremes.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: PNAS - Molecules, morphology, and ecology indicate a recent, amphibious ancestry for echidnas. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Ten reasons to love echidnas. | Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Biology Letters - Postural, pilo-erective and evaporative thermal windows of the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). | Jan 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Wildlife Society - The echidna (PDF). | Jun 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Molecules, morphology, and ecology indicate a recent, amphibious ancestry for echidnas. | Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Government of Australia - Good Living - Everything you need to know about echidnas. | Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Platypus and echidna genomes reveal mammalian biology and evolution. | May 25, 2024 | ||
| Noted the rediscovery of Sir David's long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) in 2023. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Echidna. | Jun 24, 2023 | ||
| Added photographs of the western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) and.the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). | Feb 08, 2023 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Echidna. | May 16, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: FactZoo.com - Echidna. | Feb 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Kids - Echidna. | Feb 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Echidna. | Aug 19, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Tachyglossidae. | Mar 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Echidna. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Falcon. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Echidna Facts. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Echidna. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Echidnas. | May 09, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: New South Wales Government - Environment and Heritage - Echidna. | May 09, 2013 | ||
| Text describing the various long-beaked echidnas and the use of claw number to identify different species added. | Feb 01, 2012 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 01, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Echidna. | Mar 17, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 15, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 02, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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