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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A new genus for a rare African vespertilionid bat: Insights from South Sudan
ZooKeys, Volume 285, Year 2013
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Description
A 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 "G." superba suggests that "G." 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 G. cf. poensis (South Sudan) and G. curryae (Gabon) are also reported. © DeeAnn M. Reeder et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Reeder, Deeann M.
United States, Lewisburg
Bucknell University
Helgen, Kristofer M.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Vodzak, Megan E.
United States, Lewisburg
Bucknell University
Lunde, Darrin P.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Ejotre, I.
Uganda, Mbale
Islamic University in Uganda
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3897/zookeys.285.4892
ISSN:
13132989
Study Locations
Gabon
South Sudan
Sudan