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Species Vespadelus douglasorum (Kitchener, 1976)

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Species Vespadelus douglasorum (Kitchener, 1976)

Yellow-lipped Cave Bat

  • Eptesicus douglasorum Kitchener, D.J. 1976. Eptesicus douglasi, a new vespertilionid bat from Kimberley, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4: 295-301 [296] [as douglasi, an incorrect original spelling; see ICZN, Art. 32(c) p. 69 for explanation under Examples].
    Type data:
     Holotype WAM M3405.003 ♂ body (wet) & skull, Tunnel Creek, Napier Range, WA [17º37'S 125º09'E].
    Compiled from secondary source:
     Kitchener, D.J., Jones, B. & Caputi, N. 1987. Revision of Australian Eptesicus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13: 427-500.

 

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK)

Ecological Descriptors

Caves, gregarious, volant.

 

General References

Churchill, S. 1998. Australian Bats. Sydney : Reed Books

Hill. J.E. & Harrison, D.L. 1987. The baculum in the Vespertilionidae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with a systematic review, a synopsis of Pipistrellus and Eptesicus, and the description of a new genus and subgenus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 52: 225-305 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement transferred to Pipistrellus (Vespadelus) from Eptesicus)

Kitchener, D.J. 1995. Yellow-lipped Bat Vespadelus douglasorum. pp. 538-539 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Kitchener, D.J., Jones, B. & Caputi, N. 1987. Revision of Australian Eptesicus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13: 427-500

Koopman, K.F. 1984. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778: 1-48

McKenzie, N. 1999. Yellow-lipped cave bat. p. 84 in Duncan, A., Baker, G.B. & Montgomery, N. (eds). The Action Plan for Australian Bats. Canberra : Environment Australia

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Yellow-lipped Cave Bat)