Tachyglossus aculeatus - #3760
Short-beaked Echidna
Anterior view of left pectoral girdle, showing scapula, clavicle, interclavicle, procoracoid, coracoid, and glenoid fossa. LACM 10032, from San Diego Zoo.
Geographic Distribution
S and E New Guinea; Australia, including Kangaroo Isl (off South Australia) and Tasmania.
Order/Family
Tachyglossidae
Genus
Tachyglossus
Specific Epithet
aculeatus
Image Date
20 December 2012
Photographer
DG Huckaby