Hipposideros papua Thomas and Doria 1886

Hipposideros papua Thomas and Doria 1886, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 4: 204.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Tjenderawasih Div. (= Geelvinck Bay), Misori Isl (= Biak Isl = Schouten Isl), Korido.

Vernacular Names: Biak Leaf-nosed Bat.

Distribution: Biak and Numfoor Isls, W New Guinea, and N Molucca Isls.

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

Discussion: bicolor species group. See Hill and Rozendaal (1989) and Flannery (1995 a, b).