Large Asian roundleaf bat
| Large Asian roundleaf bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Hipposideros |
| Species: | H. lekaguli |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipposideros lekaguli Thonglongya & Hill, 1974 | |
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| Large Asian roundleaf bat range | |
The large Asian roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lekaguli) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The specific name commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Dr Boonsong Lekagul.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new speccies in 1974 by Thonglongya and Hill. The holotype had been collected in the Kaeng Khoi District of Thailand in 1972 by Boonsong Lekagul. Lekagul is the eponym for the species name "lekaguli."[2]
Description
Its forearm length is 66.5–79.3 mm (2.62–3.12 in). Its ears are broad, large, and triangular. Its nose-leaf is complexly foliated with intermediate, anterior, and posterior leaflets.[3]
Range and habitat
It was first documented in Thailand in 1972.[2] In 1992, it was additionally documented in the Philippines.[3] It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
References
- 1 2 Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Gumal, M. & Kingston, T. (2008). "Hipposideros lekaguli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T10144A3174182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10144A3174182.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- 1 2 Thonglongya †, K; Hill, J. E (1974). "A New Species of Hipposideros (Chiroptera) from Thailand". Mammalia. 38 (2). doi:10.1515/mamm.1974.38.2.285.
- 1 2 Balete, D. S.; Heaney, L. R.; Crombie, R. I. (1995). "First records of Hipposideros lekaguli Thonglongya and Hill 1974 from the Philippines" (PDF). Asia Life Sciences. 4 (1): 89–94.
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