Promops centralis Thomas 1915

Promops centralis Thomas 1915, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 16: 62.

Type Locality: Mexico, N Yucatán.

Vernacular Names: Big Crested Mastiff Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Promops centralis subsp. centralis Thomas 1915

Subspecies Promops centralis subsp. davisoni Thomas 1921

Subspecies Promops centralis subsp. occultus Thomas 1915

Distribution: Jalisco and Yucatán (Mexico) to Ecuador, Peru, W Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, N Argentina, Guianas; Trinidad.

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

Discussion: davisoni may actually be a subspecies of nasutus; see Genoways and Williams (1979 b) and Freeman (1981). See also Ojasti and Linares (1971).