A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library Author Voon-Ching Lim Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia voonchinglim@gmail.com Author Rosli Ramli Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Author Subha Bhassu Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Author John-James Wilson International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China wilso04@gmail.com text PLoS ONE 2017 2017-07-25 12 7 1 65 journal article 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555 6ea2cc5c-857b-4b47-8135-8bff7efbd1fc PMC5526618 28742835 4251352 Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867: 426 , pl. 35; Salween River = Thanlwin River, Burma = MYANMAR (Collector unknown; MNB 3143) [ 155 ]. Common English name: Croslet Horseshoe bat Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as R . coelophyllus are associated with the BIN , BOLD : ACE 9393, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia . Remarks: R . shameli was previously considered a subspecies of R . coelophyllus [ 156 ] but the examination of specimens from Thailand and Cambodia suggested that they are distinct species on the basis of the smaller size of R . coelophyllus and a differently shaped rostral part of the skull [ 157 ]. Our search of BOLD found that the two names are associated with different BINs. DNA barcodes recorded as R . shameli are associated with three BINs, BOLD:AAB4877, BOLD: AAB4878 and BOLD:ABY7284 (The BIN, BOLD:ABY7284 also contained DNA barcodes of R . stheno and therefore, may be erroneous) whereas DNA barcodes recorded as R . coelophyllus are associated with one BIN, BOLD:ACE9393. Specimens labelled as R . shameli from Kedah (BM(NH) 1898.10.1.1) and Pulau Langkawi (BM(NH) 1968.821 and BM(NH) 1968.822) are smaller and represent R . coelophyllus [ 157 ]. IUCN status: Least Concern Recorded at: Kedah : Pulau Langkawi and mainland Kedah [ 23 ]; Perlis : mainland Perlis [ 23 ], Wang Kelian State Park, [ 50 ]; Selangor : Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [ 51 ]. R . coelophyllus has been recorded in forests near limestone hills and once in a house, and roosts in limestone caves in large colonies with hundreds of individuals [ 14 , 23 ].