17. Tylonycteris robustula Thomas, 1915

Greater Bamboo Bat

New record North Andaman Islands: Chipo.

Previous records None.

Comments

This is for the first time this species has been recorded from the Andaman Islands. Two specimens were collected in a bamboo forest. These specimens have been provisionally identified as T. robustula based on the structure of the baculum (Hill and Harrison, 1987).