Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Temminck 1835)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 365-379 : 366

Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Temminck 1835)

[Rhinolophus] tricuspidatus Temminck 1835 , Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 20.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Molucca Isls, Amboina.

Vernacular Names: Temminck's Asian Trident Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Aselliscus tricuspidatus subsp. tricuspidatus Temminck 1835

Subspecies Aselliscus tricuspidatus subsp. koopmani Schlitter, Williams, and Hill 1983

Subspecies Aselliscus tricuspidatus subsp. novaeguinae Schlitter, Williams, and Hill 1983

Subspecies Aselliscus tricuspidatus subsp. novehebridensis Sanborn and Nicholson 1950

Distribution: Molucca Isls, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Isls (including Santa Cruz Isls), Vanuatu ( New Hebrides), adjacent small islands.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Schlitter et al. (1983); also see Hill (1983), Flannery (1995 a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998).