HIPPOSIDERIDAE Lydekker, 1891

Amori, Giovanni, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Decher, Jan, Assou, Delagnon, Gippoliti, Spartaco & Luiselli, Luca, 2016, Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 201-244 : 215-216

Family HIPPOSIDERIDAE Lydekker, 1891

Hipposideros abae J.A. Allen, 1917 ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — First reported to occur in the Dahomey Gap (Accra Plains, Ghana) by Decher et al. (1997).

VOUCHERS. — There is a Togo specimen from “Amoy, Amoussokopé” listed in the MNHN database.

REMARK

This species is probably found all along the coast into the southernmost part of Togo ( Decher et al. 1997, Happold 2013a).

Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen, 1906 ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Certainly present in Togo as reported by Van Cakenberghe & Seamark (2015).

Hipposideros caffer (Sundevall, 1846) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Recorded from Fazao, Namoundjoga and Tététou ( De Vree et al. 1970).

VOUCHERS. — Ten specimens, labeled as H. caffer and collected by the African Mammal Project at Agou, are listed in the NMNH database.

REMARK

Based on mitochondrial DNA evidence Vallo et al. (2008) suggested restricting the name H. caffer to arid East and South African forms with new cryptic species currently included under H. caffer or H. ruber (Noack, 1893) in West Africa.

Hipposideros cyclops (Temminck, 1853) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Matschie (1893b) recorded this species as Phyllorhina cyclops Temminck, 1853 from Bismarckburg (Adéle). It was also recorded from Odjolo ( De Vree et al. 1969) and Ezimé ( Robbins 1980).

VOUCHERS. — A voucher from Ezimé is available (USNM 437731).

Hipposideros fuliginosus (Temminck, 1853) •

REMARK

This species was recorded from Bismarckburg (Adéle) by Matschie (1893b). More investigations are needed to confirm the presence of this species in the country, as neither Wilson & Reeder (2005) nor IUCN (2014) include it in the native spe - cies of Togo. This species is known from the forest zone of West Africa (eastwards to central Ghana) and central Africa (westward to southeastern Nigeria), so it may well occur also in the ecological zone IV of Togo. Interestingly, Bismarckburg is exactly in the above-mentioned zone.

Hipposideros gigas (Wagner, 1845) ▶

VOUCHERS. — Several specimens, captured at Adjido, Agou and Ezimé, are currently stored at NMNH and MRAC ( De Vree et al. 1969; Robbins 1980). A specimen from Kpalimé is listed as H. commersoni (E. Geoffroy, 1813) in the MNHN database.

REMARK

Formerly a subspecies of Hipposideros commersoni , a name which is now restricted to Madagascar (Happold 2013b). It should be mentioned that some West African specimens, previously identified as gigas , may represent Hipposideros vittatus (Peters, 1852) , the latter species perhaps having a much broader distribution than presently known ( Fahr & Kalko 2011).

Hipposideros ruber (Noack, 1893) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Found at Agou ( Robbins 1980), and Aledjo, Fazao and Naoundjonga ( De Vree et al. 1970).

VOUCHERS. — Two specimens from Kpalimé are currently in the MNHN.

REMARK

See note regarding the caffer-ruber complex under H. caffer .