Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Eptesicini
Genus: Eptesicus
Subgenus: Eptesicus (Eptesicus)
Species: Eptesicus platyops
Name
Eptesicus platyops (Thomas, 1901)
- Holotype: BMNH 1888.5.17.3, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull extracted, presented by G.E. Dobson.
- Type locality: “Lagos”, Western Region, Nigeria.
Combinations
- Vespertilio platyops Thomas, 1901: 31 [original combination]
- Eptesicus platyops: G.M. Allen, 1939: 86 [subsequent combination]
- Eptesicus serotinus platyops: Kock, 1969: 214 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
Native distribution areas
- Nigeria (Lagos)
- Senegal (unspecified locality)
- Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Island)
References
Primary references
- Thomas, O. 1901. Some new African Bats (including one from the Azores) and a new Galago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 8: 27–34. BHL
Links
- Eptesicus platyops in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Schlitter, D. 2008. IUCN: Eptesicus platyops (Data Deficient) . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T7937A12872967. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T7937A12872967.en
Vernacular names
English: Lagos Serotine
français: Sérotine de Lagos