Megaderma spasma Lesser False Vampire Bat
| Main Authors: | Srinivasulu, Chelmala, Srinivasulu, Aditya, Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Gopi, Asad, Dar, Tauseef Hamid, Bates, Paul J. J., Rossiter, Stephen J., Jones, Gareth |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4334636 |
Daftar Isi:
- 11. Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) Lesser False Vampire Bat New records Middle Andaman Islands: Baratang, Interview Island, and Nayadera. Previous records Middle Andaman Islands: Webi (HZM) and Wright Myo (Hill, 1967). Comments Out of 12 individuals captured, five specimens were collected. Aul et al. (2014) reported the presence of this species from Gandhinagar, Chalis Ek, and Saddle Peak in North Andaman Islands; Interview Island, Mayabunder, and Pachvati in Middle Andaman Islands; and Outram Island, Henry Lawrence Islands, Havelock Island in South Andaman Islands, and Little Andaman Island. Megaderma spasma is a widespread species on the Andaman Islands albeit sporadically recorded during the present study. It prefers forested tracts and has been observed to roosts in tree hollows, culverts, and caves.
- Published as part of Srinivasulu, Chelmala, Srinivasulu, Aditya, Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Gopi, Asad, Dar, Tauseef Hamid, Bates, Paul J. J., Rossiter, Stephen J. & Jones, Gareth, 2017, Recent surveys of bats from the Andaman Islands, India: diversity, distribution, and echolocation characteristics, pp. 419-437 in Acta Chiropterologica 19 (2) on page 431, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.018, http://zenodo.org/record/3942489