Sarcophilus harrisii shine ainihin sunan kimiyya ga nau'in dabbar dabbar da ake samu a Tasmania, wanda aka fi sani da shaidan Tasmania. Dabba ce mai cin nama wacce ke cikin gidan Dasyuridae. Sunan Sarcophilus harrisii ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "sarcos," ma'anar jiki, da "philos," ma'ana mai ƙauna, hade da sunan sunan Latin Harrisii, mai suna bayan George Harris, gwamnan Tasmania na karni na 19 wanda ya kasance majibincin tarihin halitta. .