Title
A new Chocoan species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)
Title Variants
Alternative:
New species of Lonchophylla
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3426
By
Davalos, Liliana M.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2004
Notes
Title from caption.
"February 27, 2004."
Lonchophylla is a diverse genus of glossophagines characterized by large, forwardly projecting inner upper incisors and the absence of zygomatic arches. Seven species are currently recognized, including the large-bodied (greatest length of skull >24.5 mm) robusta, handleyi, hesperia, and bokermanni and the small-bodied (greatest length of skull <24.5 mm) thomasi, dekeyseri, and mordax. Lonchophylla species range throughout the Neotropics and include endemics in Amazonia, the Cerrado, and the arid regions of coastal Peru and Ecuador. In this paper I describe a new large-bodied species, Lonchophylla chocoana, from the subtropical rainforests of the Chocó in southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. I also document the diagnostic external, craniodental, and mitochondrial characters of the new species and summarize morphological characteristics for the new species and its sympatric congeners.
Subjects
Bats
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Classification
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Esmeraldas (Province)
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Lonchophylla chocoana
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Mammals
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Nariño (Dept.)
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3426 2004
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2004)426<0001:ANCSOL>2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
54507178
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