A record of Dusky Antechinus Antechinus swainsonii from Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, South Gippsland, Victoria

During early May 2009, a survey of mammal fauna was conducted in a section of Cape Liptrap Coastal Park in South Gippsland, Victoria. Several.species were recorded including two specimens of the dasyurid marsupial Dusky Antechmus Antechmus swamsonll. Numerous surveys of mammals have been conducted in theCape Liptrap area over several decades; however, no previous records are available for the presence of this species in this reserve or along this section of the Gippsland coast.