A new species of small Hipposideros (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Myanmar and a revaluation of the Taxon H. nicobarulae Miller, 1902 from the Nicobar Islands

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-78

  Douangboubpha, Bounsavane ^a,b   Bumrungsri, Sara ^b   Satasook, Chutamas ^b   Soisook, Pipat ^b   Hla Bu, Si Si ^c   Aul, Bandana ^d   Harrison, David L ^e   Pearch, Malcolm J ^e   Thomas, Nikky M ^e   Bates, Paul J J ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS   (Laos)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Hinthida University   (Myanmar)

^d MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e Centre for Systematics and Biodiversity Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distribution; Hipposideros sp. nov.; India; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BAT; CRANIUM; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; TAXONOMY;

ANDAMAN SEA; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MYANMAR; NICOBARS;

CHIROPTERA; HIPPOSIDEROS; HIPPOSIDEROS ATER; RHINOLOPHIDAE;

EID: 79958849470     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X578624     Document Type: Article

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