Caribbean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species from Trinidad and Tobago

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dc.contributor.authorMoratelli, R.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, D.E.
dc.contributor.authorOvaes, R.L.
dc.contributor.authorHelgen, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorGutierrez, E.E.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe describe a new species of Myotis (Vespertilionidae, Myotinae) from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago Island. The new species (Myotis attenboroughi sp. nov.) can be distinguished from all other Neotropical congeners by cranial features and cytochrome-b gene sequences. Myotis attenboroughi sp. nov. is allied morphologically with species in the albescens group (like M. nigricans), and is sister to a clade including M. cf. handleyi, M. nesopolus, and 3 possibly undescribed species from Central and South America. A review of Myotis collections from the Caribbean confirms M. nyctor for Barbados and Grenada; M. dominicensis for Dominica and Guadeloupe; M. martiniquensis for Martinique; M. pilosatibialis and M. riparius for Trinidad; and M. attenboroughi for Tobago. The occurrence of M. attenboroughi on Trinidad is still an open question. Describimos una nueva especie de Myotis (Vespertilionidae, Myotinae) de la República de Trinidad y Tobago, isla de Tobago. La nueva especie (Myotis attenboroughi sp. nov.) se distingue de otros congéneres Neotropicales en sus rasgos craneanos y secuencias del gen citocromo b. Myotis attenboroughi sp. nov. es morfológicamente similar a especies del grupo albescens (tal como M. nigricans) y es hermana de un clado que incluye a M. cf. handleyi, M. nesopolus, y tres especies, posiblemente no descritas, de Centro y Sud América. Una revisión de las series de Myotis del Caribe confirma a M. nyctor para Barbados y Granada; M. dominicensis para Dominica y Guadalupe; M. martiniquensis para Martinica; M. pilosatibialis y M. riparius para Trinidad; y M. attenboroughi para Tobago. La presencia de M. attenboroughi en Trinidad sigue siendo hoy un enigma.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRicardo Moratelli, Don E Wilson, Roberto L M Novaes, Kristofer M Helgen, Eliécer E Gutiérrez
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Mammalogy, 2017; 98(4):994-1008
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jmammal/gyx062
dc.identifier.issn0022-2372
dc.identifier.issn1545-1542
dc.identifier.orcidHelgen, K.M. [0000-0002-8776-4040]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/116311
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Mammalogists 2017. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx062
dc.subjectCaribbean; Lesser Antilles; myotis attenboroughi; myotis nigricans; neotropics; Sir David Attenborough’s myotis
dc.titleCaribbean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species from Trinidad and Tobago
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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