TY - JOUR
T1 - First record of the Diadem Leaf-Nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Andaman Islands, India with the possible occurrence of a hitherto unreported subspecies
AU - Srinivasulu, Bhargavi
AU - Srinivasulu, Aditya
AU - Srinivasulu, Chelmala
AU - Hamid Dar, Tauseef
AU - Gopi, Asad
AU - Jones, Gareth
PY - 2016/9/26
Y1 - 2016/9/26
N2 - The Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema (E.
Geoffroy, 1813) is recorded for the first time from the Andaman
Islands, India. A solitary female specimen was collected on October 13,
2015 from a limestone cave on Baratang Island. Cranial measurements
and other morphological characters indicate that the specimen differs
from the endemic subspecies, the Nicobar Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis (Dobson, 1871), but compares favourably with the South-east Asian subspecies, Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872), in description, craniodental characters, and echolocation calls. This is the first record of Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) from Andaman Islands, and the subspecies Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872) from India.
AB - The Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema (E.
Geoffroy, 1813) is recorded for the first time from the Andaman
Islands, India. A solitary female specimen was collected on October 13,
2015 from a limestone cave on Baratang Island. Cranial measurements
and other morphological characters indicate that the specimen differs
from the endemic subspecies, the Nicobar Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis (Dobson, 1871), but compares favourably with the South-east Asian subspecies, Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872), in description, craniodental characters, and echolocation calls. This is the first record of Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) from Andaman Islands, and the subspecies Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872) from India.
KW - Hipposideros diadema masoni
KW - Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis
KW - new record
KW - range extension
U2 - 10.11609/jott.2862.8.11.9316-9321
DO - 10.11609/jott.2862.8.11.9316-9321
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 0974-7893
VL - 8
SP - 9316
EP - 9321
JO - Journal of Threatened Taxa
JF - Journal of Threatened Taxa
IS - 11
ER -