Dobsonia viridis (Heude 1896)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 320

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scientific name	Dobsonia viridis (Heude 1896)
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[Cephalotes] viridis Heude 1896 , Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chin., 3: 176.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku ( Moluccas), Kai Isls.

Vernacular Names: Greenish Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Dobsonia umbrosa Thomas 1910 .

Distribution: C and S Moluccas including Seram, Ambon, and Buru; Banda, and Kai Isls ( Indonesia). A closely related but undescribed species occurs in the Tanimbar Isls (K. Helgen, pers. comm.).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: viridis species group. Does not include chapmani ; see Bergmans (1978). Does not include crenulata ; see Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988). See also Hill (1983) and Flannery (1995 b).