New Species Of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) From Sub-Saharan Africa
Author
Brooks, Daniel M.
Author
Bickham, John W.
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Occasional Papers of the Museum
2014
2014-06-26
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10.5281/zenodo.15748542
327efe21-bcdf-43f4-ae5e-ddc9629261ca
0149-175X
15748542
Table 1. External measurements for comparison between: Scotophilus dinganii (Natal, RSA) and S. andrewreborii sp. nov. (Rift Valley, Kenya), S. livingstonii sp. nov. (W. Kenya/Ghana), S. ejetai sp. nov. (Ethiopia); and between S. viridis (Mozambique) and S. trujilloi sp. nov. (coastal Kenya). Mensural acronyms are as follows: head-body length (HB), tail length (TL), hind foot length (HF), ear length (EA), and forearm length (FA). | Males | Females |
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| HB | TL | HF | EA | FA | HB | TL | HF | EA | FA |
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| Natal, RSA - S. dinganii |
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| Mean | 78.0 | 42.3 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 51.7 | 79.1 | 43.7 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 53.1 |
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| R | 77.0-79.0 | 40.8-43.7 | 10.8-11.5 | 9.6 | 50.6-52.8 | 76.5-81.5 | 42.0-46.5 | 9.0-10.9 | 11.2-11.6 | 52.5-53.8 |
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| N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Rift Valley, Kenya - S. andrewreborii sp. nov. |
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| Mean | 80.9 | 47.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 52.6 | 79.6 | 44.6 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 51.0 |
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| R | 74.9-85.2 | 44.2-50.3 | 9.0-9.9 | 9.0-10.5 | 51.0-53.9 | 76.0-86.5 | 42.9-48.2 | 9.4-10.2 | 8.8-10.8 | 46.5-54.1 |
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| N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
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| W. Kenya/Ghana - S. livingstonii sp. nov. |
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| Mean | 78.5 | 45.7 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 53.8 | 84.3 | 42.6 | 11.5 | 10 | 54.4 |
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| R | 74.3-85.4 | 40.3-48.4 | 10.0-10.5 | 9.2-12.0 | 51.8-54.4 | 75.5-89.3 | 32.5-50.6 | 9.9-12.3 | 9.2-11.1 | 51.7-55.6 |
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| N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Ethiopia - S. ejetai sp. nov. |
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| Mean | 76.0 | 41.8 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 50.4 | 74.8 | 42.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 50.25 |
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| r | 76.0 | 41.8 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 50.4 | 72.6-77.1 | 40.4-45.1 | 9.3-12.1 | 10.2-11.3 | 50.2-50.3 |
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| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| Mozambique - S. viridis |
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| mean | 60.9 | 38.4 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 46.18 | 63.4 | 40.3 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 48.82 |
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| r | 57.2-65.0 | 33.9-41.6 | 8.6-9.6 | 10.4-11.6 | 44.8-48.0 | 61.0-65.0 | 35.5-42.8 | 9.0-10.1 | 10.4-12.2 | 47.4-50.0 |
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| N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| coastal Kenya - S. trujilloi sp. nov. |
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| mean | 70.8 | 37.3 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 44.2 | 69.4 | 42.1 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 45.3 |
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| r | 70.8 | 37.3 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 44.2 | 65.4-75.2 | 39.2-43.8 | 9.7-10.4 | 7.5-7.9 | 43.8-46.2 |
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| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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