Eptesicus (Eptesicus) platyops Thomas 1901

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 456

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scientific name	Eptesicus (Eptesicus) platyops Thomas 1901
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Eptesicus (Eptesicus) platyops Thomas 1901 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8: 31.

Type Locality: Nigeria, Western Region, Lagos.

Vernacular Names: Lagos Serotine.

Distribution: Nigeria, Senegal, Bioko ( Equatorial Guinea).

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

Discussion: Subgenus Eptesicus . Considered a subspecies of serotinus by Ibáñez and Valverde (1985), but no comparison with bottae was made. Also see Hayman and Hill (1971), who treated platyops as a distinct species based on morphological differences.