Corresponding author: Srinivasulu Chelmala (
Academic editor: Ricardo Moratelli
Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat
The genus
The general topography of the study area comprises rocky hills (900–1100 m of elevation) and low granitic hills, gently rolling expanses of sheet rocks interspersed with dry deciduous and scrub vegetation patches. The vegetation is dominated by tropical dry deciduous forests and tropical thorn forests (
Surveys were conducted in and around Kolar district (
A male and a female
Because no detailed description of the Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat,
A small species of
The skull is small (Fig.
Upper toothrow (C-M3) averages 4.74mm (4.67–4.78mm) (Table
The average forearm length of
Studies by Khajuria (
Our record of
The subterranean caves where
We are thankful to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Karnataka Forest Department, Government of Karnataka, India for study and collection permits; the DCF and forest staff of Kolar district for their cooperation during the survey. CS and BS thank Department of Biotechnology, Government of India; CS, TAS and GD thank Department of Science and Technology-Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India; HK thanks University Grants Commission, Government of India for research grants and fellowship. We thank the Head, Department of Zoology, Osmania University for providing facilities. BS is thankful to The Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for a Research Grant.
All authors contributed equally in field surveys and taxonomic work. Harpreet Kaur, Chelmala Srinivasulu and Bhargavi Srinivasulu wrote the paper.
Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat,
Baculum of the Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat,
Skull and mandible of Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat
Distribution map of Durga Das's leaf-nosed bat,
External and craniodental measurements (in mm) of the vouchers of
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35.43 | 35.79 | 35.95 | 34.45 |
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41.12 | 37.60 | 37.40 | 36.45 |
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22.94 | 22.11 | 21.21 | 21.57 |
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12.70 | 13.21 | 13.48 | 12.70 |
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5.66 | 6.70 | 5.55 | 5.10 |
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16.07 | 16.19 | 16.43 | 15.38 |
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27.68 | 28.00 | 27.80 | 26.12 |
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29.13 | 29.61 | 29.55 | 27.62 |
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27.30 | 27.71 | 27.05 | 25.75 |
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15.11 | 15.00 | 14.67 | 13.78 |
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15.22 | 15.47 | 15.09 | 14.0 |
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8.24 | 8.76 | 8.35 | 8.27 |
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8.09 | 7.90 | 8.26 | 7.63 |
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4.15 | 4.25 | 4.12 | 3.86 |
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1.22 | 2.38 | 1.28 | 2.14 |
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15.42 | 14.90 | 14.97 | 14.82 |
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13.25 | 13.20 | 12.80 | 12.94 |
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12.97 | 12.68 | 12.51 | 12.59 |
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6.98 | 7.30 | 7.32 | 7.40 |
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7.97 | 7.61 | 7.83 | 7.95 |
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4.76 | 4.78 | 4.76 | 4.67 |
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2.87 | 2.89 | 2.83 | 2.84 |
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5.07 | 4.93 | 4.75 | 4.78 |
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8.71 | 8.76 | 8.35 | 8.34 |
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5.03 | 5.10 | 5.09 | 4.57 |
Comparison of external measurements (in mm) of the specimens of
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35.4± 0.67 |
38.14± 2.04 |
21.95± 0.75 |
13.02± 0.38 |
5.75± 0.67 |
16.01± 0.45 |
27.40± 0.86 |
28.97± 0.92 |
26.95± 0.84 |
14.64± 0.60 |
14.94± 0.64 |
8.405± 0.24 |
7.97± 0.27 |
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37.5 | - | 24.5 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 25.5 | 15.0 | - | 8.5 | - |
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37.0 |
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15.4 |
6.5 |
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36.3± 0.93 |
42.3± 2.8 |
24.7± 2.1 |
17.6± 1.4 |
6.7± 0.5 |
16.3± 0.6 |
27.5± 1.0 |
29.2± 1.0 |
28.0± 1.1 |
15.6± 0.7 |
15.8± 0.8 |
9.8± 0.6 |
8.3± 0.6 |
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34.7± 0.9 |
37.1± 2.7 |
26.1± 2.1 |
15.2± 1.2 |
6.5± 0.5 |
15.3± 0.8 |
25.8± 0.9 |
27.7± 0.6 |
27.0± 0.5 |
15.4± 0.6 |
13.4± 0.7 |
9.3± 0.6 |
7.0± 0.8 |
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40.4± 1.5 |
47.0± 3.0 |
29.5± 3.0 |
22.0± 1.3 |
7.6± 1.3 |
18.5± 1.0 |
29.2± 0.9 |
31.2± 1.1 |
30.8± 1.5 |
17.5± 0.8 |
18.0± 0.8 |
11.0± 0.5 |
9.6± 0.7 |
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39.0± 0.7 |
- | - | 18.8± 0.3 |
- | - | 29.1± 0.5 |
31.0± 0.6 |
30.6± 0.3 |
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Comparison of cranio-dental measurements (in mm) of
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15.02± 0.26 |
13.04± 0.21 |
12.68± 0.20 |
7.25± 0.18 |
7.84± 0.16 |
4.74± 0.04 |
2.85± 0.02 |
4.88± 0.14 |
8.54± 0.22 |
4.94± 0.25 |
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14.7 | 13.0 | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 5.3 |
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15.0 |
13.1 |
- | 7.1 |
7.4 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
9.2 |
5.3 |
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16.0± 0.3 |
- | 13.6± 0.3 |
8.1± 0.1 |
8.1± 0.2 |
5.3± 0.2 |
3.6± 0.1 |
5.5± 0.1 |
9.8± 0.3 |
5.7± 0.2 |
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15.6± 0.3 |
- | 13.2± 0.3 |
7.3± 0.2 |
7.8± 0.2 |
5.0± 0.3 |
3.0± 0.1 |
4.9± 0.1 |
9.0± 0.2 |
5.4± 0.2 |
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18.0± 0.3 |
- | 15.6± 0.3 |
9.2± 0.2 |
8.3± 0.5 |
6.3± 0.2 |
4.0± 0.2 |
6.3± 0.2 |
11.5± 0.3 |
6.8± 0.2 |
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16.6± 0.1 |
- | 14.4± 0.2 |
8.2± 0.3 |
- | 5.6± 0.1 |
3.4± 0.0 |
5.4± 0.1 |
9.9± 0.2 |
6.0± 0.0 |