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ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
卷 167, 期 1, 页码 191-207出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00871.x
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baculum; COI; cranial morphometrics; Liberia; phylogeny; tragus
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- Claude Leon Foundation
- ArcelorMittal Liberia
The pipistrelloid bats (genera Hypsugo, Neoromicia, and Pipistrellus) of Africa have been poorly studied, partly as a result of problems associated with species identification. This paper examines the diversity of pipistrelloid bats from Mount Nimba, a biodiversity hotspot in the Upper Guinean rainforest zone. Traditional morphometrics, the structure of the baculum, and sequences of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene were used to identify taxa. Species richness was exceptionally high and included at least ten taxa identifiable on molecular grounds. Of these, existing names could be assigned to six taxa. A seventh taxon was described as a species new to science, Neoromicia roseveari sp. nov., and was distinguished on molecular grounds, craniodental morphology, and baculum structure. The remaining taxa may refer to as-yet undescribed species but we lacked sufficient material to formally describe them here. The high species richness of pipistrelloid bats on Mount Nimba may be associated with the transition zone from lowland rainforest to moist savannah. (C) 2013 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2013, 167, 191-207. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00871.x
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