Nycteris tragata (Van der Hoeven, 1855)

Huang, Joe Chun-Chia, Jazdzyk, Elly Lestari, Nusalawo, Meyner, Maryanto, Ibnu, Maharadatunkamsi, Wiantoro, Sigit & Kingston, Tigga, 2014, A recent bat survey reveals Bukit Barisan Selatan Landscape as a chiropteran diversity hotspot in Sumatra, Acta Chiropterologica 16 (2), pp. 413-449 : 431

Nycteris tragata (Van der Hoeven, 1855)

Malayan slit-faced bat

New records

Lampung Province: Kuyung Arang, Lombok Village, Sukabanjar Forest, Sukaraja Forest, Way Canguk Forest.

Previous records from Sumatra

South Sumatra Province: Palembang ( van Strien, 1996).

Remarks

Two and three individuals of Nycteris were caught with mist nets and harp traps, respectively, between 50–881 m a.s.l. in primary rainforest, secondary regrowth forest, and coffee plantations. The forearm lengths of our samples fall into the ranges of both N. tragata and N. javanica ( Corbet and Hill, 1992) . However, measurements of the greatest length of skull (GLS) of three museum specimens from Way Canguk (MZB 35009, 35758, 35828) ranged from 22.1–22.8 mm, suggesting that they are N. tragata (GLS> 21.0 mm) rather than N. javanica (GLS <21.0 mm) (G. Csorba, personal communication).