A new Chocoan species of Lonchophylla (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)

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Alternative: New species of Lonchophylla

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3426

By

Davalos, Liliana M.

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Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2004

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"February 27, 2004."

Lonchophylla is a diverse genus of glossophagines characterized by large, forwardly projecting inner upper incisors and the absence of zygomatic arches. Seven species are currently recognized, including the large-bodied (greatest length of skull >24.5 mm) robusta, handleyi, hesperia, and bokermanni and the small-bodied (greatest length of skull <24.5 mm) thomasi, dekeyseri, and mordax. Lonchophylla species range throughout the Neotropics and include endemics in Amazonia, the Cerrado, and the arid regions of coastal Peru and Ecuador. In this paper I describe a new large-bodied species, Lonchophylla chocoana, from the subtropical rainforests of the Chocó in southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. I also document the diagnostic external, craniodental, and mitochondrial characters of the new species and summarize morphological characteristics for the new species and its sympatric congeners.

Subjects

Bats , Classification , Colombia , Ecuador , Esmeraldas (Province) , Lonchophylla chocoana , Mammals , Nariño ‪(‬Dept.‪)‬

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3426 2004

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2004)426<0001:ANCSOL>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 54507178