Taphozous melanopogon Temminck 1841

• Main Authors: Srinivasulu, Chelmala, Srinivasulu, Aditya, Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Gopi, Asad, Dar, Tauseef Hamid, Bates, Paul J. J., Rossiter, Stephen J., Jones, Gareth
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Emballonuridae; Taphozous; Taphozous melanopogon; Craggy Island; Ross Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4334658; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/32568792FFCDFFCD45AC60B8FC529F6A

12. Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841 Black-bearded Tomb Bat New records North Andaman Islands: Ramnagar; Middle Andaman Islands: Baratang Island, Burmadera, Interview Island, Mayabunder, and Nayadera; South Andaman Islands: Chidiatapu, Havelock Island, and Ross Island; Little Andaman Island: Hut Bay. Previous records North Andaman Islands: Landfall Island (ZSIK); Middle Andaman Islands: Webi (HZM). Comments Out of 23 individuals captured 13 were collected. Historically, this species has been recorded to be present from Mandapahar, South Andaman Island (Hill, 1967). Aul et al. (2014) reported the presence of this species from Craggy Island, Chalis Ek, and Chipo in North Andaman Islands; Baratang Island, Interview Island and Mayabunder in Middle Andaman Islands; Ross Island in South Andaman Islands; Rutland Island, V.K. Pur and Hut Bay in Little Andaman Island. This is a widespread species on the Andaman Islands and roosts in bunkers and caves. Published as part of Srinivasulu, Chelmala, Srinivasulu, Aditya, Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Gopi, Asad, Dar, Tauseef Hamid, Bates, Paul J. J., Rossiter, Stephen J. & Jones, Gareth, 2017, Recent surveys of bats from the Andaman Islands, India: diversity, distribution, and echolocation characteristics, pp. 419-437 in Acta Chiropterologica 19 (2) on page 431, DOI:10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.018, http://zenodo.org/record/3942489