A new genus for a rare African vespertilionid bat: insights from South Sudan

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dc.contributor.authorReeder, D.
dc.contributor.authorHelgen, K.
dc.contributor.authorVodzak, M.
dc.contributor.authorLunde, D.
dc.contributor.authorEjotre, I.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractA new genus is proposed for the strikingly patterned African vespertilionid "Glauconycteris" superba Hayman, 1939 on the basis of cranial and external morphological comparisons. A review of the attributes of a newly collected specimen from South Sudan (a new country record) and other museum specimens of "Glauconycteris" superba suggests that "Glauconycteris" superba is markedly distinct ecomorphologically from other species classified in Glauconycteris and is likely the sister taxon to Glauconycteris sensu stricto. The recent capture of this rarely collected but widespread bat highlights the need for continued research in tropical sub-Saharan Africa and in particular, for more work in western South Sudan, which has received very little scientific attention. New country records for Glauconycteris cf. poensis (South Sudan) and Glauconycteris curryae (Gabon) are also reported.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityDeeAnn M. Reeder, Kristofer M. Helgen, Megan E. Vodzak, Darrin P. Lunde, Imran Ejotre
dc.identifier.citationZooKeys, 2013; 285(285):89-115
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/zookeys.285.4892
dc.identifier.issn1313-2989
dc.identifier.issn1313-2970
dc.identifier.orcidHelgen, K. [0000-0002-8776-4040]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/106052
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPensoft Publishers
dc.rightsCopyright Dee Ann M. Reeder et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4892
dc.subjectBadger Bat
dc.subjectDescription
dc.subjectGlauconycteris curryae
dc.subjectGlauconycteris poensis
dc.subjectGlauconycteris superba
dc.subjectNiumbaha gen. nov.
dc.subjectSouth Sudan
dc.titleA new genus for a rare African vespertilionid bat: insights from South Sudan
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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