Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867

Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu & John-James Wilson, 2017, A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library, PLoS ONE 12 (7), pp. 1-65 : 30-31

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Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867 View in CoL

Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters, 1867: 426 View in CoL , 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].

References

14. Francis CM. A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers; 2008.

157. Hill JE, Thonglongya K. Bats from Thailand and Cambodia. Bull Br Mus. 1972; 22: 173 - 196.

50. Jayaraj VK, Daud SH, Azhar MI, Sah SA, Mokhtar SI, Abdullah MT. Diversity and conservation status of mammals in Wang Kelian State Park, Perlis, Malaysia. Check List. 2013; 9 (6): 1439 - 48.

51. Lim BL, Majid RA, Norsham Y. Studies on the mammal fauna of Bukit Kutu Wildlife reserve, Hulu Selangor. Journal of Wildlife and Parks. 1999; 17: 1 - 6.

23. Medway L. The wild mammals of Malaya. London: Oxford University Press. 1969.

155. Peters W. On some mammals collected by Capt. AC Beavan, CMZS, at Moulmein, Burma. In Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1866. 1867. pp. 426 - 430.

156. Tate GHH. Further notes on the Rhinolophus philippinensis group (Chiroptera). Am. Mus. Novit. 1943; 1219: 1 - 5.