| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1986 |
| Authors: | J. M. Hutton |
| Journal: | Cimbebasia (A) |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Pagination: | 219-236 |
| Date Published: | 1986 |
| Keywords: | [Chaerephon pumilus] Tadarida pumila, [Chaerephon] Tadarida ansorgei, [Chaerephon] Tadarida chapini, [Chaerephon] Tadarida nigeriae, [Glauconycteris] Chalinolobus variegata, [Lissonycteris] Roussetus angolensis, [Mops condylurus] Tadarida condylura, [Mops] Tadarida midas, [Neoromicia nana] Pipistrellus nanus, [Neoromicia] Eptesicus capensis, [Neoromicia] Eptesicus melckorum, [Neoromicia] Eptesicus zuluensis, [Nycticeinops schlieffenii] Nycticeius schlieffeni, Chiroptera, Cloeotis percivali, distribution, Eidolon helvum, Emballonuridae, Epomophorus crypturus, Epomophorus gambianus, Epomophorus wahlbergi, Eptesicus hottentotus, Hipposideridae, Hipposideros caffer, Hipposideros commersoni [vittatus], Kerivoula argentata, Kerivoula lanosa, Laephotis botswanae, Miniopteridae, Miniopterus fraterculus, Miniopterus inflatus, Miniopterus schreibersii, Molossidae, Myotis bocagei, Myotis tricolor, Myotis welwitschii, Nycteridae, Nycteris grandis, Nycteris hispida, Nycteris macrotis, Nycteris thebaica, Nycteris woodi, Otomops martiensseni, Pipistrellus kuhlii [hesperidus], Pipistrellus rueppellii, Pipistrellus rusticus, Pteropodidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus blasii, Rhinolophus clivosus, Rhinolophus darlingi, Rhinolophus fumigatus, Rhinolophus hildebrandtii, Rhinolophus landeri, Rhinolophus simulator, Rhinolophus swinnyi, Rousettus aegyptiacus, Sauromys petrophilus, Scotophilus borbonicus [leucogaster], Scotophilus dinganii, Scotophilus nigrita, Southern Africa, Tadarida aegyptiaca, Tadarida fulminans, Tadarida lobata, Taphozous mauritianus, Taphozous perforatus, Triaenops persicus [afer], Vespertilionidae, Zimbabwe, zoogeography |
| Abstract: | Faunal diversity in the southern African subregion increases both northwards and eastwards. Zimbabwe lies in the northeast of the subregion in the highly productive Southern Savanna Woodland biotic zone. Bat specimens have been collected from 44% of the quarter degree grid squares in Zimbabwe. Fifty-eight species are recorded, of which 14 reach the southern periphery of their range. A broad analysis of distribution relative to dominant geographical and climatic features is made. Several species are confined to the eastern half of the country but few show a similar restriction to the drier west. Seven species are widespread, but only Nycteris thebaica and Eptesicus capensis are truly ubiquitous. The distribution of many species is markedly correlated with altitude and the central watershed disrupts the distribution of several. Fourteen species are represented by too few specimens for their distribution to be assessed. Six species fail to show a distributional pattern. Distribution maps are given for species with a marked increase in collecting localities over Smithers & Wilson (1979).
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