In plain sight: Bacular and noseleaf morphology supports distinct specific status of Roundleaf Bats Hipposideros pomona Andersen, 1918 and Hipposideros gentilis Andersen, 1918 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae)

Abstract

The taxonomic status of Andersen’s Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros pomona (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) and its relationship with the taxa assigned to it has been confusing. Knud Andersen described H. pomona (based on specimens from southern India) and H. gentilis (based on specimens from Myanmar) in 1918. Subsequently, the latter taxon was included under the former as a subspecies. Owing to disjunct distribution, it was speculated that these two taxa are distinct. Discovery of the type material and additional vouchers of both taxa in the National Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata allowed detailed comparison. Based on the morphological, craniodental and bacular characters, we establish the distinctness of these taxa. A redescription of H. pomona Andersen, 1918 is provided.

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Bhargavi Srinivasulu & Chelmala Srinivasulu
26 July 2018 | Vol. 10 | No. 8 | Pages: 12018–12026
10.11609/jo.4111.10.8.12018-12026
Threatened Tax a

Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
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           



 

Bhargavi Srinivasulu 1 & Chelmala Srinivasulu 2







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
Abstract: Hipposideros pomona
H. pomonaH. genlis
  


H. pomona
Keywords:

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu


    Hipposideros pomona
  
       
Hipposideros bicolor
H. pomona
H. genlis
     

H. pomona
      


       
 H. genlis 
     


       genlis
H.
genlis—sinensisatroxmajor
 pomonagenlissinensisatrox
majorH. bicolor  
   H. bicolor  H. pomona
      genlis
sinensisatroxmajorH. bicolor 
       

        H.
pomona      
      

   H.
pomona
H. pomona

genlisgenlissinensis
      

       
 H. pomona     
        
        
       


  
       
       
       
         
    H. fulvus fulvus
     H. fulvus  
       
         

  

        

  genlis    

     
     
       
H. pomona
H. genlis 
H. pomona


       

       


 H. pomona      
     H. pomona  
      
 H. genlis     
        genlis
     
        
      
        
     
       
       
 
        

        
       
      
  

       
  
   

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
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       


    
 
      

        
pomona    genlis
 


       

Materials examined
Hipposideros pomona

      
        

H. pomona pomona     


H. pomona pomona   
       

H. pomona pomona     
        


H. pomona genlis     
       

H. pomona genlis 
     
  

H. pomona genlis     
        


H. pomona genlis    
Hipposideros larvatus leptophyllus   

H. pomona genlis  
Hipposideros pomona sensu stricto and  sensu lato.
H. pomonaH. genlis

H. pomonaH. genlis genlisH. genlis sinensis

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
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 

H. pomona genlis  
     



        


pomona
 genlis     
      
          
        
     




      
   pomona     
genlis   
    genlis   pomona  
       
genlispomona
  genlis
         
pomonagenlis
genlis

pomona
genlis

     4   4  

4
Hipposideros pomonaH. 

Species FA E TIB  3mt 4mt 5mt 1ph3mt 2ph3mt 1ph4mt 2ph4mt
H. pomona


 
         

genlis



          
H. pomona
           
H. pomona
           
H. genlis
           
H. genlis
           
H. genlis 
           
H. genlis 
           
H. genlis


          
H. genlis


          
H. genlis



































H. genlis

























H. genlis





















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Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
12022
        

       
  pomona     genlis  
  genlis      

      
         
  

       
        
        
       



H.
pomona  H. genlis
 
H. pomona  H. genlis 
H. genlis

       
 H. pomona  H. genlis    
H.
genlis      
         
        
  
Hipposideros pomona


© Bhargavi Srinivasulu

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
12023
       
         
        
 
       
        


    pomona
genlis pomona  
     
genlis

        
        
    
 genlis       
     


      pomona 
        
       
      
     
H. pomonaH. genlis

      

       
      
       
 H. genlis   H. pomona 
     


       
       
       
       
     
   genlis    
     
      
      
       
       

 H genlis       
        
     
H. genlis

     
  Hipposideros pomona   
H. genlis

Hipposideros pomona

Hipposideros bicolor pomona

Hipposideros pomona

       



        
       
       
       
        
         
          
     

           
44


Figure 2. Principal component analysis of Hipposideros pomona
sensu stricto and 

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
12024
Hipposideros pomonaH. 

Species    CM3C1-C1M3-M3ZB BB CM3M
H. pomona
          
H. genlis


         
H. pomona          
H. genlis          
H. genlis          
H. genlis          
H. genlis            
H. genlis
          
H. genlis
          
H. genlis 





























H. genlis 






















H. genlis





























          
        
      
        
      


        
           


       
       
         
 
        
        
  
         
        
 
 




         
         
        
   

         

         
           
     

       
      
        


        
        
   
   
 

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
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Hipposideros pomona

and 



Hipposideros pomona sensu stricto

A B
C D
        




       

 
        
       4
4
  

44
          
4
 4
    
 
      


 H. pomona 

       
      
      

Ecology
H. pomona

Journal of Threatened Taxa
Two Andersen’s roundleaf bats validated Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu
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
      


       


H. pomona      
     
       
        
   
       
       
 
       
  



H. pomona       
     pomona  genlis
          
       
H. pomona
H. genlis



  
   H. pomona pomona  
         
H. fulvus
      
  
  H. larvatus leptophyllus
        H.
genlis

         
Annals & Magazine of Natural
History
      Bats of Indian Subconnent

          
 Hipposideros pomona       

 The Mammals of Indo-malayan Region:
A Systemac Review 

       
          
Hipposideros bicolor   H. pomona 
 Acta Chiropterologica 

  A Field Guide to the Mammals of Thailand and
South-East Asia      

         
Records of the
Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper
    Hipposideros Bullen of the
Brish Museum of Natural History (Zool.).
          
    Hipposideros bicolor  
    Mammalia  

         
       


 Mammal Species of The World: A Taxonomic
and Geographic Reference, 3rd Edion

    


Acta Chiropterologica 

            
  Journal of Threatened Taxa

          
 Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Naonalis
Hungarici
         
    
Acta Chiropterologica

     
       
  Contribuons to the Knowledge of the Bats of
Thailand
          
    Hipposideros pomona  

 Journal of Mammalogy 


Mammalia
Threatened Taxa





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


-- Saru Rimal, Hari Adhikari & Shankar Tripathi, Pp. 11999–12007



-- Dipankar Lahkar, M. Firoz Ahmed, Ramie H. Begum, Sunit Kumar Das,
Bibhu Prasad Lahkar, Hiranya K. Sarma & Abishek Harihar, Pp. 12008–12017

Hipposideros pomona
Hipposideros 
-- Bhargavi Srinivasulu & Chelmala Srinivasulu, Pp. 12018–12026


-- M.S. Syamili & P.O. Nameer, Pp. 12027–12034



-- Basant Kumar Agarwala, Pp. 12035–12043


-- Arnab Basu, Indrani Sarkar, Siddartha Daa & Sheela Roy, Pp. 12044–12055



-- Kersley Bruno Pynee, David Harold Lorence & Poojanraj Khurun, Pp. 12056–
12063


-- Birkhungur Borogayary, Ashesh Kumar Das & Arun Jyo Nath, Pp. 12064–
12072




-- Brandon P. Anthony, Vikash Tatayah & Deborah de Chazal, Pp. 12073–12081
Peer Commentary


-- Priya Davidar, Pp. 12082–12085




-- Rinzin Phunjok Lama, Tashi R. Ghale, Madan K. Suwal, Rishi Ranabhat &
Ganga Ram Regmi, Pp. 12086–12090

-- Devika Sanghamithra & P.O. Nameer, Pp. 12091–12097



-- R. Roshnath, C.P. Arjun, J. Ashli, D. Sethu & P. Gokul, Pp. 12098–12102


-- Dencin Rons Thampy & C.P. Shaji, Pp. 12103–12107


-- Indu Sharma & Rani Dhanze, Pp. 12108–12116


-- Darshana M. Rathod & B.M. Parasharya, Pp. 12117–12122


-- Prem K. Chhetri, Alexander R. O’Neill & Bijoy Chhetri, Pp. 12123–12129



-- Reshma Solanki, Manju Siliwal & Dolly Kumar, Pp. 12130–12132


-- K.K. Srikumar, S. Smitha, B. Suresh Kumar & B. Radhakrishnan, Pp. 12133–
12136


-- M.P. Geethakumary, S. Deepu & A.G. Pandurangan, Pp. 12137–12139


-- Ayangla S. Pongen, Kuno Chuzho, N.S.K. Harsh, M.S. Dkhar & Manoj
Kumar, Pp. 12140–12143



-- S. Suresh Ramanan & Lalit Upadhyay, Pp. 12144–12145


Threatened Tax a