Taxonomic notes and distribution extension of Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from south India

By

Kaur, Harpreet
Chelmala, Srinivasulu
Srinivasulu, Bhargavi
Shah, Tariq
Devender, Gundena
Srinivasulu, Aditya

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-11-20

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

2

Pages

1--15

Subjects

Hanumanhalli , Hipposideros durgadasi , India , Kolar , morphological description , range extension , Therahalli

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e4127

 

Abstract

Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 is endemic to India, and was known only from Katanga, Katangi, and Richhai villages, in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. During surveys conducted in Kolar district, Karnataka, India, we successfully mist-netted a few individuals belonging to the bicolor species group which, upon detailed external, craniodental and bacular studies were identified as Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat. This paper reports the presence of this species in southern India, extending its distribution range by almost 1300 km. We also provide a detailed morphological description for this species.