Taphozous (Taphozous) achates Thomas 1915

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 381-391 : 382

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scientific name	Taphozous (Taphozous) achates Thomas 1915
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Taphozous (Taphozous) achates Thomas 1915 , J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 24: 60.

Type Locality: Indonesia, near Timor, Nusa Tenggara, Savu Isl.

Vernacular Names: Indonesian Tomb Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) achates subsp. achates Thomas 1915

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) achates subsp. minor Kitchener 1995

Distribution: Kei, Savu, Roti, Semau, and Nusa Penida Isls ( Indonesia); possibly Timor.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Taphozous . Formerly included in melanopogon , but see Kitchener et al. (1993 b) and Kitchener and Suyanto (1995). Also see Flannery (1995 b).