Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850

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 : 373

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scientific name	Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850
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Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850 , J. Sri Lanka Branch Asiat. Soc., 2 (2): 216.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Kandy.

Vernacular Names: Indian Leaf-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Hipposideros indus K. Andersen 1918 ; Hipposideros mixtus K. Andersen 1918 ; Hipposideros schistaceus K. Andersen 1918 ; Hipposideros unitus K. Andersen 1918 .

Distribution: Sri Lanka, S and C India.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Data Deficient as H. schistaceus ; Lower Risk (lc) as H. lankadiva .

Discussion: diadema species group. Includes schistaceus ; see Bates and Harrison (1997) and Srivinasulu and Srivinasulu (2001). Multiple subspecies have been recognized by some authors, but these do not appear justified; see Sinha (1999), although also see Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu (2001).