The systematic position of Hypsugo macrotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and a new record from Peninsular Malaysia

The taxonomic status of Rhinolophus macrotis sensu lato (s.l.) in Vietnam and adjacent territories remains problematic. To address this issue, we performed an integrated study of morphological, acoustic, and genetic characters of R. macrotis s.l.specimens and compared these with sympatric species within the philippinensis group (R. marshalli, R. paradoxolophus, and R. rex). Our results reveal that in addition to a cryptic species of R. macrotis previously found in Jiangxi and Jingmen, China, R. macrotis s.l. in continental Asia includes three further species, namely R. cf. siamensis, R. cf. macrotis, and R. cf. macrotis "Phia Oac." These four taxa are distin- cf. macrotis and R. rex/R. paradoxolophus) are significantly lower than those of other morphological groups in the genus. These phylogenetic patterns might be explained by recent allopatric speciation or ancient introgression events among ancestors of the taxa during the Pleistocene. However, further investigations including genetic analyses of nuclear genes are needed to test the latter hypothesis.

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“…(), and Lim et al. (). PCR products were purified using ExoSAP Kit (GE Healthcare, UK) and sequenced in both directions with the PCR primers.…”

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Integrative taxonomy of theRhinolophus macrotiscomplex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions

Tú

Hassanin

Görföl

et al. 2017

J Zool Syst Evol Res

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“…The lack of recent records for species may be due to sampling biases as some of these species appeared to be restricted to certain localities often with specialised habitat structures [30, 31]. Three species (2.8%) have been reported in Peninsular Malaysia but without any precise localities (Fig 1).…”

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“…Recorded at: Pahang : Krau Wildlife Reserve [11, 31; 196]; Negeri Sembilan : Pasoh [32]; Selangor : Semangkok Forest Reserve and Ulu Gombak [101]; Terengganu : Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve [101]; Perak : Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve [101], Temengor Forest Reserve [111]. …”

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“…Recorded at: Selangor : lowlands of Selangor [23], Kuala Selangor [173]; Negeri Sembilan: Seremban [31]; Kedah : Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [57]. …”

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“…macrotis has been recorded in lowland forests and coastal lagoons near mangroves [14, 23] and recently in a school located in an urbanized habitat with small secondary forest fragments [31]. It is likely that the species may have adapted to human modified habitats [31], and the lack of its recent records may be due to surveys primarily target forest habitats.…”

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A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library

Lim¹,

Ramli²,

Bhassu³

et al. 2017

PLoS ONE

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Several published checklists of bat species have covered Peninsular Malaysia as part of a broader region and/or in combination with other mammal groups. Other researchers have produced comprehensive checklists for specific localities within the peninsula. To our knowledge, a comprehensive checklist of bats specifically for the entire geopolitical region of Peninsular Malaysia has never been published, yet knowing which species are present in Peninsular Malaysia and their distributions across the region are crucial in developing suitable conservation plans. Our literature search revealed that 110 bat species have been documented in Peninsular Malaysia; 105 species have precise locality records while five species lack recent and/ or precise locality records. We retrieved 18 species from records dated before the year 2000 and seven species have only ever been recorded once. Our search of Barcode of Life Datasystems (BOLD) found that 86 (of the 110) species have public records of which 48 species have public DNA barcodes available from bats sampled in Peninsular Malaysia. Based on Neighbour-Joining tree analyses and the allocation of DNA barcodes to Barcode Index Number system (BINs) by BOLD, several DNA barcodes recorded under the same species name are likely to represent distinct taxa. We discuss these cases in detail and highlight the importance of further surveys to determine the occurences and resolve the taxonomy of particular bat species in Peninsular Malaysia, with implications for conservation priorities.

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Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo

Görföl

2018

Mammalian Biology

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The systematic position of Hypsugo macrotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and a new record from Peninsular Malaysia

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Integrative taxonomy of theRhinolophus macrotiscomplex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions

Integrative taxonomy of theRhinolophus macrotiscomplex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions

A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library

Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo

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