Tylonycteris robustula Thomas, 1915

Huang, Joe Chun-Chia, Jazdzyk, Elly Lestari, Nusalawo, Meyner, Maryanto, Ibnu, Maharadatunkamsi, Wiantoro, Sigit & Kingston, Tigga, 2014, A recent bat survey reveals Bukit Barisan Selatan Landscape as a chiropteran diversity hotspot in Sumatra, Acta Chiropterologica 16 (2), pp. 413-449 : 437

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3161/150811014X687369
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4341959
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C11B87BD-FFBB-BF22-9A8C-FDB8FC4B7308
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Tylonycteris robustula Thomas, 1915
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Tylonycteris robustula Thomas, 1915 View in CoL

Greater bamboo bat

New record Lampung Province: Sukabanjar Forest.

New material

One bat was collected as a voucher specimen. Lampung Province: Sukabanjar Forest, 1♂ ( MZB 35029).

Previous records from Sumatra

Listed for North Sumatra, but no locality records given; South Sumatra Province: Palembang ( van Strien, 1996).

Remarks

One male and one female were caught with a mist net set near a small stream and bamboo stand in a disturbed forest at an elevation of 711 m a.s.l. T. robustula has been reported roosting in the hollow internodes of bamboo stems ( Kingston et al., 2006). Our capture is the most southern locality of the species in Sumatra.