A Review of Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart, 1850 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with a Description of a New Subspecies from Myanmar

Authors

  • PAUL BATES Harrison Institute, Bowerwood House, St Botolph’s Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3AQ, UK
  • OHNMAR TUN Department of Zoology, Myitkyina University, Myitkyina, MYANMAR
  • MOE MOE AUNG Department of Zoology, University of Yangon, MYANMAR
  • AUNG LU Department of Zoology, Myitkyina University, Myitkyina, MYANMAR
  • M. ROI LUM Department of Zoology, Myitkyina University, Myitkyina, MYANMAR
  • MIE MIE SEIN Department of Zoology, University of Mandalay, MYANMAR

Keywords:

India, taxonomy, distribution, echolocation, ecology

Abstract

In January, 2011, a colony of Hipposideros lankadiva was discovered in Kachin State, upper Myanmar. The large size of the specimens when compared to those from peninsular India led to a review of the taxonomy of the species and the description of a new subspecies from Myanmar, with material from north-east India referred to this new taxon. The distribution of the species from throughout its range is summarised and mapped. Based on the material from Myanmar, new information is provided on the acoustic characters and the bacular morphology. Short notes are provided on its ecology in Myanmar and north-east India.

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Published

2015-10-01

How to Cite

[1]
BATES, P., TUN, O., AUNG, M.M., LU, A., LUM, M.R. and SEIN, M.M. 2015. A Review of Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart, 1850 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with a Description of a New Subspecies from Myanmar. Tropical Natural History. 15, 2 (Oct. 2015), 191–204.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2015): October

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Original Articles

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