Genus Tamasa Distant, 1905
Bunyips
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Distribution:
Eastern Australia, from Cape
York Peninsula south to
Ulladulla.
Area of diversity:
North-eastern Australia, with
up to three species found at
several localities.
Locality of highest
diversity: Kuranda (five
species).
List of species:
Cairns Bunyip Tamasa
burgessi (Distant, 1905)
Cape York Bunyip Tamasa
capensis Moulds, 2026
Boulder Bunyip Tamasa
caverna Moulds and Olive,
2014
Dodd’s Bunyip Tamasa doddi
(Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
Iron Range Bunyip Tamasa
dolabra Moulds, 2026
Elliot Falls Bunyip Tamasa
ewarti Moulds, 2026
Paluma Bunyip Tamasa gigas
Moulds, 2026
Blue-green Bunyip Tamasa
imber Moulds, 2026
Kirrama Range Bunyip
Tamasa kirramae Moulds,
2026
Kuranda Bunyip Tamasa
kurandae Moulds, 2026
Tablelands Bunyip Tamasa
lanei Moulds, 2026
Mt Lewis Bunyip Tamasa
lewisensis Moulds, 2026
Banksia Bunyip Tamasa
lindsayi Moulds, 2026
Whitsunday Bunyip Tamasa
pearsoni Moulds, 2026
Rainbow Bunyip Tamasa
rainbowi Ashton, 1912
Babinda Bunyip Tamasa
rentzi Moulds, 2026
McIllwraith Range Bunyip
Tamasa timothyi Moulds,
2026
Brown Bunyip Tamasa
tristigma (Germar, 1834)
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Brown Bunyip
Rainbow Bunyip
Dodd’s Bunyip
Boulder Bunyip
Tablelands Bunyip
Cairns Bunyip
Banksia Bunyip
Blue-green Bunyip
Paluma Bunyip
Whitsunday Bunyip
Kuranda Bunyip
Babinda Bunyip