The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, MéxicoAlvarez, Ticul
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The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, México
Alvarez, Ticul
Mammals -- Mexico -- Tamaulipas
Pallas' Long-tongued Bat
1844. _Monophyllus leachii_ Gray, _in_ The zoology of the
voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur ..., 1 (1, Mamm.): 18, April,
type from Realego, Chinandega, Nicaragua.
1913. _Glossophaga soricina leachii_, Miller, Proc. U. S.
Nat. Mus., 46:419, December 31.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Tropical region of southern
part of state.
Specimens from the Sierra de Tamaulipas were taken in a cave along with
_Desmodus rotundus_ and _Tadarida laticaudata_. Specimens from 20 miles
north of El Mante were collected from a cave about 50 yards deep.
Weights of two females from the Sierra de Tamaulipas were 9 and 12
grams. Tamaulipan specimens examined do not differ from specimens from
Nicaragua that were used in comparison.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 6: Sierra de
Tamaulipas, 3 mi. S, 16 mi. W Piedra, 1400 ft., 2; 10 km. N,
8 km. W El Encino, 400 ft., 1; Ojo de Agua, 20 mi. N El
Mante, and 3 km. W Highway, 300 ft., 2; 8 km. NE Antiguo
Morelos, 500 ft., 1.
Additional records: 5 mi. NE Antiguo Morelos, near El Pachón
(de la Torre, 1954:114); Altamira (Miller, 1913:420).
=Leptonycteris nivalis nivalis= (Saussure)
Long-nosed Bat
1860. _M. [= Ischnoglossa] nivalis_ Saussure, Revue et Mag.
Zool., Paris, ser. 2, 12:492, November, type from near snow
line of Mt. Orizaba, Veracruz.
1900. _Leptonycteris nivalis_, Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 13:126, April 6.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Probably throughout southern
part of state, but presently known only from one locality.
The specimens herein reported were taken in a cave. They provide the
first record of the species from Tamaulipas and are assigned to the
subspecies _nivalis_ on the basis of their brownish color and small
size in comparison with specimens of _L. n. longala_ from Coahuila (see
also description and measurements of _longala_ given by Stains,
1957:356). None of the specimens suggests intergradation in color
between _nivalis_ and _longala_, but some are slightly larger than
specimens of the former from Veracruz.
Twelve females taken on August 27, 1961, were pregnant. Each carried a
single embryo, the embryos averaging 15.7 (12-20) mm. in crown-rump
length. The average weight of the 12 females was 26.9 (24.5-30.0)
grams; 10 males weighed an average of 24.6 (21-28) grams.
_Measurements._--Average and extremes of ten specimens (5
males and 5 females) are as follows: 78.2 (76-80); 0.0; 16.4
(15-17); 16.7 (16-19); length of forearm, 48.4 (45.2-54.3);
length of third finger, 100.8 (99.2-103.7); greatest length
of skull, 26.8 (25.9-27.6); zygomatic breadth (6 only), 10.9
(10.7-11.1); least interorbital constriction, 4.6 (4.5-4.9);
mastoid breadth, 10.8 (10.5-11.2); length of maxillary
tooth-row, 8.7 (8.4-9.0).
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