Rhinolophus philippinensis montanus GOODWIN, 1979, 1843

Csorba, G., 2002, Remarks on some types of the genus Rhinolophus (Mammalia, Chiroptera), Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 94, pp. 217-226 : 223-225

Rhinolophus philippinensis montanus GOODWIN, 1979

G O O D W I N (1979) discussed the differences between his new montanus and the other subspecies of R. philippinensis , and noted its much smaller size, differently shaped sella and connecting process, more pronounced nasal swellings and more crowded situation of the small premolars. Investigation of the known speci­

mens (holotype, paratype and two more individuals collected together the types, A M N H 237811-237814) has shown that these differences are definitely beyond

intraspecific variation of R. philippinensis and leave no doubt that montanus is a distinct species. The external appearence of the noseleaf of montanus is intermediate between R. philippinensis and R. macrotis . As already ANDERSEN (1907) noted, R. macrotis is an example of "a type of low level of evolution which has no closer relative than the primitive forms of the Rh. philippinensis group" and "the sella of macrotis might properly be described as that of a philippinensis deprived of its lateral expansions; the shape of the connecting process and lancet also point towards relationship with philippinensis ". The noseleaf features of the much later described R. montanus are filling this gap.

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