Scotophilus coromandra Gray, 1838: 498 The first record of Scotozous dormeri Dobson, 1875 from Nepal with new locality records of Pipistrellus coromandra (Gray, 1838) and P. tenuis (Temminck, 1840) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) Thapa, Sanjan Subedi, Pradeep Singh, Nanda B. Pearch, Malcolm J. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2012 2012-04-26 4 4 2481 2489 4J6K4 (Gray, 1838) Gray 1838 [897,1333,1352,1379] Mammalia Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus Animalia Chiroptera 3 2484 Chordata species coromandra      Scotophilus coromandra Gray, 1838: 498. Pondi- cherry, Coromandel coast, India.   New material    31.iii.2009, 2 males(adult) (CDZ TU_ BAT 022, CDZ TU_ BAT 024),  1 female(adult) (CDZ TU_ BAT 023),  1kmsouth-east of Kusaha, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve(buffer zone), Sunsari District, 26035’N, 86058’E, elevation 83m.   Diagnosis and description The dorsal pelage of the collected material is a uniform chestnut brown. The ventral surface is pale brown; hairs have cinnamon brown tips and black roots. The ears and membranes are a uniform mid  Table 2. External, cranial, and dental measurements (in mm) of  Pipistrellus coromandra(CDZ TU_BAT 022; CDZ TU_BAT 023; CDZ TU_BAT 024) from Kusaha, Koshi Tappu W.R., Nepal and from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.     Kusaha, KTWR  India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka   CDZ TU_BAT 022 023, 024  (Bates & Harrison 1997)   Mean  range n  mean  Range  n  s  HB 41.7 41.0–43.0 3 42.3 34.0–49.0 47 3.7  T 31.7 31.0–32.0 3 32.0 22.0–39.0 48 3.5  TIB 11.5 10.5–13.0 3 – – – –  HF 5.3 5.0–6.0 3 5.6 3.4–8.0 38 1.0  FA 30.0 29.0–31.0 3 30.0 25.5–34.3 47 1.7  Thumb 5.3 5.0–6.0 3 – – – –  3mt 29.7 29.0–30.0 3 29.0 25.8–33.1 46 1.4  1ph3mt 11.3 11.0–12.0 3 – – – –  2ph3mt 15.0 15.0 3 – – – –  4mt 29.3 29.0–30.0 3 28.7 25.7–32.7 46 1.6  1ph4mt 10.0 10.0 3 – – – –  2ph4mt 7.7 7.0–9.0 3 – – – –  5mt 28.5 28.0–29.0 3 28.1 25.2–31.1 46 1.6  1ph5mt 7.7 7.0–8.0 3 – – – –  2ph5mt 5.0 4.0–5.5 3 – – – –  E 10.0 10.0 3 10.3 7.1–14.0 48 1.2  Tragus 4.0 4.0 3 – – – –  GTL 12.7 12.5–13.3 3 12.5 11.8–13.1 51 0.3  CCL 11.4 11.2–11.7 3 11.2 10.6–11.9 52 0.3  BB 6.5 6.2–6.7 3 6.2 5.7–6.7 51 0.2  PC 3.4 3.3–3.6 3 3.4 3.0–3.8 51 0.2  RW 4.4 4.3–4.7 3 4.9 4.3–5.3 51 0.2  C–M3 4.5 4.4–4.6 3 4.4 3.9–4.6 53 0.1  c–m3 4.9 4.7–5.0 3 4.7 4.1–5.1 51 0.2  M 9.0 9.0–9.1 3 8.9 8.2–9.5 51 0.3  C1–C1 4.2 4.1–4.3 3 – – – –  M3–M3 5.7 5.4–6.0 3 5.5 5.0–6.0 51 0.2  Baculum 2.9 2.5–3.3 2 – – – –  n - number of specimens; s - standard deviation; see Appendix 1 for individual specimen measurements brown. Some hairs are present on the interfemoral membrane in the vicinity of the body. The skull is slightly elevated posteriorly although, in dorsal profile, it is essentially straight. The first upper incisor (i 2) is bicuspidate. The sec- ond upper incisor (i 3) is well developed and, in lateral view, is separated narrowly from the upper canine (C 1). C 1has a secondary cusp and a marked posterior cingular cusp. The first upper premolar (pm 2) is intruded from the toothrow, its crown area equal to that of i 2. C 1and the second upper premolar (pm 4) are close to each other but not in contact. The first lower premolar (pm 2) is extruded marginally from the toothrow; its crown area is three-quarters that of the second lower premolar (pm 4). The baculumof  P. coromandra(CDZ TU_BAT 022) has a mainly straight shaft with a mild depression at approximately two-thirds of its length, which gives the distal end an elevated appearance ( Fig. 3). The tip of the baculumis notably bifid and the basal lobes are deflected ventrally. The tip of the right hand fork was broken off during preparation of the material.   Distribution in Nepal Bairia (Hinton & Fry 1923). Bardhaha Khola (Royal Chitwan NP) ( Myers et al. 2000); Bharabise (F.M.N.H.); Dudora Nala/Park Rd. (Royal Chitwan NP) ( Myers et al. 2000). Hazaria (Hinton & Fry 1923). “ NepalValley” [Kathmandu Valley] ( Scully 1887). Simal Ghol Tal (Royal Chitwan NP) ( Myers et al. 2000). Tamar Tal (Royal Chitwan NP) ( Myers et al. 2000). Tiger Tops, Dhangari Khola (Royal Chitwan NP) ( Myers et al. 2000).  IUCN status Least Concern (ver. 3.1, 2001) ( Csorba et al. 2008). 2009-03-31 TU 3 2484 BAT 022, BAT 024 2 2 TU 3 2484 BAT 023 1 1 Kusaha 83 Sunsari District Tappu Wildlife Reserve 3 2484 1 Kosi