The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, MéxicoAlvarez, Ticul
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The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, México
Alvarez, Ticul
Mammals -- Mexico -- Tamaulipas
1866. _S[cotophilus]. miradorensis_ H. Allen, Proc. Acad.
Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18:287, type from Mirador, Veracruz.
1812. _Eptesicus fuscus miradorensis_, Miller, Bull. U. S.
Nat. Mus., 79:62, December 31.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas._--Southern part of state, north
at least to Miquihuana.
Specimens from Miquihuana, Palmillas, and Nicolás were shot in flight
at dusk; those from the Sierra de Tamaulipas were collected in a mist
net. Five females, all taken in June, were lactating.
Judging from Hall and Kelson's (1959:185) distribution map for the
species, two subspecies, _E. f. fuscus_ and _E. f. miradorensis_,
possibly occur in Tamaulipas, the former in the north and the latter in
the south. Comparison of specimens presently available from the state
(all from the southern part) with typical individuals of the two
subspecies mentioned reveal that they resemble _miradorensis_ to a
greater degree than _fuscus_ and they accordingly are assigned to the
former. In measurements, the Tamaulipan specimens agree closely with
_miradorensis_; in color, some resemble _miradorensis_ but others
approach _fuscus_, possibly indicating intergradation between the two
subspecies in the material at hand. Probably _E. f. fuscus_ will be
found in the northern part of the state.
_Measurements._--Average and extreme measurements of nine
females from the Sierra de Tamaulipas and three males, two
from Miquihuana (55137, 55138) and one from Palmillas
(55139), are respectively: 121.3 (111-127), 115, 107, 115;
51.9 (50-56), 50, 45, 52; 10.9 (9.5-11.0), 10, 10, 11; 17.8
(17-18), 18, 18, 18; length of forearm, 49.6 (48-52.6),
48.9, 49.1, 49.1; length of tibia, 18.8 (18.2-19.3), 20.5,
17.3, 18.0; condylobasal length, 18.9 (18.5-19.3), 19.3, --,
18.8; zygomatic breadth, 13.1 (12.7-13.5), --, 13.0, 13.3;
interorbital constriction, 4.2 (3.7-4.4), 4.0, 4.3, 4.1;
length of maxillary tooth-row, 7.3 (7.1-7.5), --, 7.2, 7.2.
Five lactating females weighed 20 (17-23) grams, and three
males 17.5 (17-8) grams.
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 17:
Miquihuana, 6200 ft., 2; 14 mi. N, 6 mi. W Palmillas, 5500
ft., 1; Nicolás, 56 km. NW Tula, 5500 ft., 1; Sierra de
Tamaulipas, 2 mi. S, 10 mi. W Piedra, 1200 ft., 12; Joya
Verde, 35 km. SW [Cd.] Victoria, 3800 ft., 1.
Additional record: Aserradero del Paraiso (Goodwin,
1954:186).
=Lasiurus borealis=
Red Bat
Two subspecies of _Lasiurus borealis_ have been reported from
Tamaulipas. One, _L. b. borealis_, is known only from Matamoros,
whereas the other, _L. b. teliotis_, is widely distributed in the
central and southern parts.
A young animal from Ciudad Victoria was captured inside a house. All
specimens taken in the Sierra de Tamaulipas were caught in mist nets,
in which _Centurio senex_, _Pteronotus parnelli_, and _Mormoops
megalophyla_ also were taken.
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