Systematics and taxonomy of great striped-faced bats of the genus Vampyrodes Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) (American Museum novitates, no. 3710)

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dc.contributor.authorVelazco, Paul M.
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Nancy B.
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-21T13:49:23Z
dc.date.available2011-04-21T13:49:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description35 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm. "April 20, 2011."en
dc.description.abstractThe Neotropical bat genus Vampyrodes (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) is widely distributed from southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Long thought to be monotypic, V. caraccioli Thomas, 1889, was recognized by previous authors as including two subspecies with the nominate form inhabiting South America south and east of the Andes, and another subspecies, V. c. major Allen, 1908, occurring west and north of the Andes. Reexamination of these forms using molecular and morphological methods supports recognition of these lineages as distinct at the species level. We here provide amended descriptions and diagnoses for these taxa. We also report for the first time an example of perikymata (incremental growth lines that appear on the surface of dental enamel as a series of grooves) in Chiroptera. Presence of distinct perikymata is a synapomorphy of the genus Vampyrodes.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/6104
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAmerican Museum of Natural History.en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates, no. 3710.en
dc.subjectVampyrodes.en
dc.subjectBats.en
dc.subjectLatin America.en
dc.titleSystematics and taxonomy of great striped-faced bats of the genus Vampyrodes Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) (American Museum novitates, no. 3710)en
dc.title.alternativeSystematics of Vampyrodes.en

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