A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters

Monadjem, Ara; Stanley, William T.; Appleton, Belinda

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3746.1.5

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“…Amongst this taxonomic uncertainty, DNA barcoding confirmed the presence of Miniopterus mossambicuscaptured in a river bed at low altitudes -which was only recently described to science (Monadjem et al 2013), and represents the first record in East Africa and a significant range expansion (Monadjem et al 2013). Our sequences for the species have a 99% match with the two available in GenBank and both the forearm length (43 mm) and the weight (7g) also fit the values provided by Monadjem et al (2013).…”

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“…Our sequences for the species have a 99% match with the two available in GenBank and both the forearm length (43 mm) and the weight (7g) also fit the values provided by Monadjem et al (2013). DNA barcoding also confirmed the capture of Rhinolophus clivosus, which has a severely fragmented distribution range in East Africa (Kock et al 2008).…”

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“…We identified two cryptic species previously unreported for the area (Pipistrellus hesperidus and Neoromicia spp), one species with a heavily fragmented distribution (Rhinolophus clivosus), and another species only recently described to science that is still absent from field guides (Miniopterus mossambicus; Monadjem et al 2013) (Table 3). For some species that were confidently identified in the field by their well-known diagnostic morphological characters, we found low similarity values for matching DNA sequences in GenBank (Hipposideros caffer and Myotis tricolor with 95-96%; Table 2), while for Glauconycteris argentata no Cyt-b reference sequences were available.…”

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Rapid assessment of bat diversity in the Taita Hills Afromontane cloud forests, southeastern Kenya

López‐Baucells

Rocha

Webala

et al. 2016

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Tropical mountain ranges are known to support high biodiversity. In addition to their role as refuge habitat, complex topography within these ecosystems promotes the development of diverse species traits and evolutionary divergence. However, species within these environments also face severe anthropological threats, most notably from habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, and climate change. A primary example is the Taita Hills in Kenya, which forms the northernmost portion of the biodiversity rich Eastern Arc Mountains. Despite the high biodiversity potential for the area, little is known regarding chiropteran diversity. In order to address this lack of knowledge, we conducted a rapid biological survey of bats during January-February 2016. Our trapping effort was focused on different habitat types (e.g. highland cloud rainforest fragments, lowland riverbeds and human structures) and diverse trapping methods were used (e.g. mist-netting and hand-netting). A total of 169 bats belonging to at least 19 species from 7 different families were captured across 16 sampling sites. We report 10 new species records for the Taita Hills region, including the first record of Miniopterus mossambicus for East Africa, with a major range expansion in its distribution, as well as the first echolocation call for Glauconycteris argentata in eastern Africa. Several cases of probable species complexes were also identified, which are the focus of ongoing molecular work. Together, our results demonstrate that the Taita Hills region is home to rich bat diversity, not yet completely assessed, and emphasizes the urgent need to conserve the remaining forest fragments.

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Rapid assessment of bat diversity in the Taita Hills Afromontane cloud forests, southeastern Kenya

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Webala

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“…Miniopterus schreibersii -европски дугокрилаш** Извесно је да се ова врста, како је до скора била дефинисана (Simmons 2005), уствари састоји од већег броја сестринских врста (Hoofer & Van Den Bussche 2003, Appleton et al 2004, Dietz et al 2009, Agnarsson et al 2011, Šrámek et al 2013, а процес њиховог издвајања и дефинисања још увек је у току (нпр. Tian et al 2004, Furman et al 2010, Bilgin et al 2012, Monadjem 2013, Šrámek et al 2013, Christidis et al 2014, Puechmaille et al 2014. Ове врсте се међусобно морфолошки углавном само незнатно разликују (Dietz et al 2009, Furman et al 2010, Šrámek et al 2013, а њихове еколошке карактеристике још увек нису довољно познате.…”

Section: Pipistrellus Kuhlii -белоруби слепи [бјелоруби слијепи] мишићunclassified

New proposed standard Serbian nomenclature of bats (Chiroptera) covered by the Agreement EUROBATS

Karapandža¹,

Paunović²

2014

Bulletin of the Natural History Museum

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Овај предлог стандардне српске номенклатуре слепих мишева садржи имена 54 врсте које су обухваћене EUROBATS Споразумом о очувању популација европских слепих мишева. Он се ослања на досадашње предлоге југословенске и српске номенклатуре ових летећих сисара, али доноси допуне и измене које се заснивају на принципима биолошке адекватности и садржајности, језичке адекватности и језичке праксе. Осим за имена врста дати су и предлози имена за укупно 21 таксон вишег нивоа од врсте, и то једног реда, 6 породица и 14 родова. За сваки таксон дати су образложење и коментар новог предлога српског стандардног имена, засновани на последњим научним сазнањима.Кључне речи: Chiroptera, слепи мишеви, зооними, стандардна српска номенклатура.

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“…Hipposideros; Thong et al, 2012a;, the implementation of molecular techniques in combination with morphological analyses has greatly helped the recognition and description of many cryptic species within Miniopterus (e.g. Goodman, 2009;Furman et al, 2010;Goodman et al, 2010;Bilgin et al, 2012;Monadjem et al, 2013;Šrámek et al, 2013).…”

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A new species of the Miniopterus schreibersii species complex (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Maghreb Region, North Africa

Puechmaille

Allegrini

Benda

et al. 2014

Zootaxa

774

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(English)We used an integrative approach combining cranio-dental characters, mitochondrial and nuclear data and acoustic data to show the presence in the genus Miniopterus of a cryptic species from the Maghreb region. This species was previously recognised as Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817). Miniopterus maghrebensis sp. nov. can be differentiated from M. schreibersii sensu stricto on the basis of cranial characters and from mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite evidence. Although slight external morphological and acoustic differences were noted between the two species, these criteria alone did not allow reliable species identification from live animals. Based on the specimens identified morphologically and/or genetically, the distribution range of M. maghrebensis sp. nov. extends from northern Morocco to south of the High Atlas Mountains and northern Tunisia. The new cryptic species is found in sympatry with M. schreibersii s.str. near coastal regions of North Africa.Key words: Bats, cryptic species, echolocation, Mammalia, Morocco Abstract (French)Nous avons utilisé une approche intégrative combinant des analyses cranio-dentaires, des marqueurs moléculaires mitochondriaux et nucléaires ainsi que des données acoustiques pour montrer la présence dans le genre Miniopterus d'une espèce cryptique en provenance du Maghreb. Cette espèce était auparavant reconnue en tant que Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817). Miniopterus maghrebensis sp. nov. est différencié de M. schreibersii sensu stricto sur la base de caractères crâniaux ainsi que des marqueurs moléculaires mitochondriaux et des microsatellites. Bien que de petites différences morphologiques externes et acoustiques aient été notées entre les deux espèces, ces critères à eux seuls ne permettent pas d'identifier de manière fiable les animaux sur le terrain. Sur la base d'identifications morphologiques et/ou génétiques de spécimens, M. maghrebensis sp. nov. s'étends du nord du Maroc jusqu'au sud des montagnes du Haut Atlas et au nord de la Tunisie. Cette nouvelle espèce cryptique est trouvée en sympatrie avec M. schreibersii s.str. près des régions côtières d'Afrique du Nord.Zootaxa 3794 (1)

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A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters

Cited by 21 publications

References 31 publications

Rapid assessment of bat diversity in the Taita Hills Afromontane cloud forests, southeastern Kenya

Rapid assessment of bat diversity in the Taita Hills Afromontane cloud forests, southeastern Kenya

New proposed standard Serbian nomenclature of bats (Chiroptera) covered by the Agreement EUROBATS

A new species of the Miniopterus schreibersii species complex (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Maghreb Region, North Africa

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