The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, MéxicoAlvarez, Ticul
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The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, México
Alvarez, Ticul
Mammals -- Mexico -- Tamaulipas
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 28: all from
6.5 mi. N, 13 mi. W Jimenez, 1250 ft.
=Sturnira lilium parvidens= Goldman
Yellow-shouldered Bat
1917. _Sturnira lilium parvidens_ Goldman, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 30:116, May 23, type from Papayo, about 25 mi.
NW Acapulco, Guerrero.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Known presently only from
Rancho Pano Ayuctle.
The two specimens from Tamaulipas were reported by de la Torre
(1954:114) and in eastern México are the northernmost yet reported of
the genus.
=Artibeus jamaicensis jamaicensis= Leach
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
1821. _Artibeus Jamaicensis_ Leach, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London, 13:75, type from Jamaica.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Tropical region of southern
part of state.
The specimens from northwest of El Encino were shot deep (250 yards) in
a cave; specimens of _Myotis nigricans_ were obtained in the same cave.
A female taken on May 24 carried a single embryo that was 43 mm. in
crown-rump length. Six March-taken females reported by de la Torre
(1954:114) had one embryo each that varied from 20 to 38 mm. in length.
_Artibeus jamaicensis_ and _A. lituratus_ are the largest bats known
from Tamaulipas. In addition to the differences between the two species
pointed out by Lukens and Davis (1957:9), I note, in Tamaulipas at
least, that the postorbital constriction is narrower in relation to the
condylobasal length in _lituratus_, 24.6 (23.7-26.0) per cent as
compared to 27.9 (26.7-29.9) per cent in _jamaicensis_.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 19: 10 km. N,
8 km. W El Encino, 400 ft., 10; Aserradero del Paraiso, 19
km. N Chamal (by road), 8 (AMNH); Cueva El Pachón, 5 mi. N
Antiguo Morelos, 1 (AMNH).
Additional records: Rancho Pano Ayuctle (de la Torre,
1954:114); 4 mi. N Antiguo Morelos, near El Pachón
(_ibid._).
=Artibeus lituratus palmarum= J. A. Allen and Chapman
Big Fruit-eating Bat
1897. _Artibeus palmarum_ J. A. Allen and Chapman, Bull.
Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9:16, February 26, type from
Botanical Gardens at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
1949. _A[rtibeus]. l[ituratus]. palmarum_, Hershkovitz,
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 99:447, May 10.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Tropical region in southern
part of state.
Two specimens from the Río Sabinas were taken in a mist net placed
across the small, crevicelike entrance to a cave. Ten pregnant females
taken in late May each contained a single embryo; average crown-rump
length of the 10 embryos was 43 (35-55) mm.
Tamaulipan specimens of _lituratus_ do not differ appreciably in color
from topotypes except that the facial stripes are narrow and, in three
individuals, poorly marked. Lukens and Davis (1957:9) reported that
females from Guerrero were paler than the males, but the male examined
in this study does not differ in color from the females seen.
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