the Montebello area, a sandplain now submerged by the sea, reveals the species once occupied areas south of the Kimberley. The northern nail-tail wallaby is reported to have been deliberately released at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria during 1924, in a misguided attempt to introduce the species to the area. References Macropods Mammals of Western Australia Mammals of the Northern Territory Mammals of Queensland Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1841