First Record of Hipposideros Ater in Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
First Record of Hipposideros Ater in Sarawak. |
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Author :
M.T. Abdullah, Neuchlos Jub and Norhayani Jalaweh |
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Abstract:
The Family Hipposeridae or the roundleaf bat is represented by nine genera and 63 species in the world that are found from the tropical forest to the subtropics in the Old World, Africa, South Asia, the Philippines, North Australia and Vanatu (Corbet and Hill, 1992). There are six genera and 40 species found in the Indomalayan Region and in Borneo is represented by 12 species in two genera namely, Hipposideros and Coelops (Payne et al., 1985; Corbet and Hill, 1992). This group of insect bat is relatively small-sized to moderate with characteristic rounded anterior, intermediate, and posterior noseleaves; and having wide distribution throughout Indo-Malaya to Australian region (Corbet and HUl, 1992). A survey was conducted around the Fairy Cave limestone habitat in Bau (GPS 010 24.67’ North, 1100 08.27’ East) to determine the bat fauna diversity in the area. Ten mist nets were deployed in strategic locations with a harp trap placed for every two mist nets deployed. Mist nest and harp traps were regularly checked between 1830 hours and remained opened until a final check at 0600 hours the following morning.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
M.T. Abdullah et al. (2003). First Record of Hipposideros Ater in Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LVIII (79): 271-274 |
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