A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from central Africa

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-21

  Happold, Meredith ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Description; Myotis megalopus; Myotis sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

BAT; NEW SPECIES; NOMENCLATURE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CHIROPTERA; MEGALOPUS; MYOTIS; MYOTIS LONGIPES; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 23044481441     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[9:ANSOMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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