First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India

<p>A new site record for the Dobson‘s Long-tongued Fruit Bat <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera) is presented from Kerala, India.  A revised distribution map of the species is also given.  The morphometry of <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> is discussed. D...

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Main Authors: P. O. Nameer, R. Ashmi, Sachin K. Aravind, R. Sreehari
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Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2496
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author P. O. Nameer
R. Ashmi
Sachin K. Aravind
R. Sreehari
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description <p>A new site record for the Dobson‘s Long-tongued Fruit Bat <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera) is presented from Kerala, India.  A revised distribution map of the species is also given.  The morphometry of <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> is discussed. DNA sequences have been deposited in GenBank. </p><div> </div>
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spelling doaj.art-b4a727d5d3cd4b68acc9d0e8fc94b2722022-12-22T03:40:25ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072016-09-018119371937410.11609/jott.2496.8.11.9371-93741987First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, IndiaP. O. Nameer0R. Ashmi1Sachin K. Aravind2R. Sreehari3Associate Professor (Wildlife) & Head Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University KAU (PO), 680 656, Thrissur, Kerala, India.Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, India<p>A new site record for the Dobson‘s Long-tongued Fruit Bat <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera) is presented from Kerala, India.  A revised distribution map of the species is also given.  The morphometry of <em>Eonycteris spelaea</em> is discussed. DNA sequences have been deposited in GenBank. </p><div> </div>http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2496Parambikulam Tiger ReserveWestern GhatsFruit bats
spellingShingle P. O. Nameer
R. Ashmi
Sachin K. Aravind
R. Sreehari
First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Western Ghats
Fruit bats
title First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
title_full First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
title_fullStr First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
title_full_unstemmed First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
title_short First record of Dobson’s Long-tongued Fruit Bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Kerala, India
title_sort first record of dobson s long tongued fruit bat eonycteris spelaea dobson 1871 mammalia chiroptera pteropodidae from kerala india
topic Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Western Ghats
Fruit bats
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2496
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