New distribution records of insectivorous bats of the families Nycteridae, Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae (Microchiroptera: Mammalia) in Zimbabwe

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1996
Authors:F. P. D. Cotterill
Journal:Arnoldia Zimbabwe
Volume:10
Pagination:71-89
Date Published:1996a
Keywords:[Neoromicia] Pipistrellus melckorum, Chiroptera, distribution, ecology, Eptesicus hottentotus, Faunistik, Fledermäuse, habitat preferences, Kerivoula lanosa, Laephotis botswanae, Mammalia, Myotis tricolor, Nycteridae, Nycteris hispida, Nycteris macrotis, Nycteris woodi, Pipistrellus anchietai [anchietae], Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus blasii, Rhinolophus swinnyi, Scotophilus nigrita, Southern Africa, species richness, systematics, taxonomy, Vespertilionidae, Zimbabwe
Abstract:

The distributions of twelve species of insectivorous bats in Zimbabwe are reviewed in light of numerous new specimens which constitute significant range extensions. The first known specimens of Pipistrellus anchietai and P. melckorum are reported from Zimbabwe.

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