Bats of the Paranã River Valley, Tocantins and Goiás states, Central Brazil Author Bezerra, Alexandra M. R. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília (CEP 70910 - 900), Brasília, DF, Brazil. E-mail: abezerra @ fst. com. br abezerra@fst.com.br Author Marinho-Filho, Jader Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília (CEP 70910 - 900), Brasília, DF, Brazil. E-mail: jmarinho @ unb. br text Zootaxa 2010 2010-12-17 2725 41 56 journal article 1175-5326 Noctilio albiventris Desmarest 1818 Distribution. From southern Mexico to Guianas, eastern Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , and northern Argentina . Occurs in the Brazilian states of Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Piauí, Paraná, Roraima, and São Paulo ( Reis et al . 2007 ). Habitat. This species inhabits mesic tropical forest environments, foraging over streams, lakes, rivers, and marshes, and roosting in hollow trees and buildings ( Hood & Pitocchelli 1983 ).The specimens were captured with mist nets in a sandy portion of the edge of the São Domingos River ( 12° 54’ 50.8” S , 47° 34’ 0.7” W ), in Paranã , TO . Voucher specimens. Three females – CHUNB 1211 , 1212 , and 1213; one male – CHUNB 1221 .