Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the CountryJones, J. Knox
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Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country
Jones, J. Knox
Bats -- Nicaragua
We follow Cabrera (1958:55), Husson (1962:63), and Handley (1966b:758)
in use of the subspecific name _labialis,_ the type locality of which
is the "Mosquito shore" of Nicaragua, rather than Perú as suggested by
Hershkovitz (1949:433-434).
Noctilio leporinus mexicanus Goldman, 1915
_Specimens._--_Chinandega_: Potosí, 5 m, 2. _Chontales_: Hato
Grande, 13 km S, 8 km W Juigalpa, 60 m, 4. _Rivas_: 4 km S, 1.5 km
E Alta Gracia, 40 m, Isla de Ometepe, 4; Mérida, 40 m, Isla de
Ometepe, 2; Finca Amayo, 13 km S, 14 km E Rivas, 40 m, 1.
This fish-eating species, first reported from Nicaragua by Davis _et
al._ (1964:376), apparently occurs throughout Middle America, although
known from the region by comparatively few records. We have 13
additional Nicaraguan specimens as listed above.
The two individuals (both females, one pregnant with an embryo that
measured 20 mm) from Potosí were caught on 6 March in a mist net set
over a large pool in a shallow estuarine stream; the mouth of the
stream opened into the Gulf of Fonseca approximately 200 yards below
our netting site. Other individuals of this species were observed as
they foraged over large pools formed at high tide near the mouth of the
stream. Our other specimens were caught in mist nets set over fresh
water streams near Lake Nicaragua or along the shores of the lake. A
female from near Alta Gracia, caught on 27 March, carried a single
embryo that measured 41 mm, whereas one from Finca Amayo was lactating
on 25 June. Four males taken on Isla de Ometepe in late March and early
April had a mean testicular length of 9.5 (8-10) mm.
Pteronotus davyi fulvus (Thomas, 1892)
_Specimens._--_Chontales_: Cuapa, 4. _Matagalpa_: 3 mi E San Ramón,
126.
This small naked-backed bat has not been reported previously from
Nicaragua. Autopsy of seven females collected on 9 May near San Ramón
revealed that four were pregnant, each with a single embryo--average
crown-rump length 25.0 (21-29) mm.
The distribution of _P. davyi_ is poorly known in much of Central
America. The species was reported only recently from Costa Rica
(Starrett and Casebeer, 1968:8) and is unknown from Panamá. We assign
our specimens tentatively to the subspecies _fulvus_ on geographic
grounds.
Pteronotus parnellii fuscus (J. A. Allen, 1911)
_Specimens._--_Boaco_: Santa Rosa, 17 km N, 15 km E Boaco, 300 m,
1; Los Cocos, 14 km S Boaco, 220 m, 1. _Chinandega_: 6.5 km N, 1 km
E Cosigüina, 10 m, 1. _Zelaya_: Bonanza, 850 ft, 1; 2 mi SW
Bonanza, 600 ft, 1; S side Río Mico, El Recreo, 25 m, 1; Cara de
Mono, 50 m, 4.
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