Bats of the Sangkulirang limestone karst formations, East Kalimantan - a priority region for Bornean bat conservation
Author
Suyanto, Agustinus
Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Widyasatwaloka Building, Jl. Raya Bogor Km 46, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
Author
Struebig, Matthew J.
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E 1 4 NS, United Kingdom & Corresponding author: E-mail: m. struebig @ qmul. ac. uk
m.struebig@qmul.ac.uk
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Acta Chiropterologica
2007
2007-04-01
9
1
67
95
journal article
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Hipposideros bicolor
(Temminck, 1834)
Bicolored roundleaf bat
New material
3♂♂
(
MZB M26785
/
26786
/
26817
);
3♀♀
(
MZB M26365
/
26366
/
26754
).
Records from Borneo
Brunei
: Batu Apoi NP (
Kofron, 2002
).
Sabah
: Danum Valley, Gomantong, Sukau (
Payne
et al
., 2000
).
Sarawak
: Mulu NP (
Payne
et al
., 2000
); Bau limestone forma- tions (Mohd-Azlan
et al
., 2005). CentKal: Barito Ulu Research Area (D. Pio, unpub- lished data). EastKal: Sungai Lesan PF (M. J. Struebig, unpublished data).
Comments
Individuals were captured in harp-traps set across forest trails at Marang and Tintang formations. With the exception of more recent records from Barito Ulu and Sungai Lesan, the confirmation of this spe- cies in Sangkulirang is an important new record for Kalimantan. Elsewhere in Borneo it is known from only a few scattered localities in
Brunei
,
Sabah
and
Sarawak
where it is known to roost in caves and tunnels. In Peninsular
Malaysia
H. bicolor
is represented by two phonic
types
that exhibit genetic and acoustic divergence, but morphological overlap (
Kingston
et al
., 2001
). All individ- uals captured at Sangkulirang resemble the 131 kHz phonic
type
based on subtle differ- ences in noseleaf shape and forearm length,
45.5–47.8 mm
(M. J. Struebig, personal ob- servation following Kingston
et al
., 2006), but this can only be confirmed by genetic analysis or call recordings.