A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Suriname
January 1, 2016
We describe a new species of bat in the genus Myotis (Vespertilionidae: Myotinae) from the district of Sipaliwini, Suriname. The new species (Myotis clydejonesi sp. nov.), known from a single specimen, is sister to a clade of M. nigricans (Schinz) from southern South America, but differs from all Neotropical species of Myotis in qualitative and quantitative morphological characters and in its cytochrome-b gene sequence. Our findings also indicate that M. nigricans remains composite and provide support for restricting M. nigricans (sensu stricto) to southern South America.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Title | A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Suriname |
| Authors | Ricardo Moratelli, Don E. Wilson, Alfred Gardner, Robert D. Fisher, Eliécer E. Gutiérrez |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Special Publications |
| Index ID | 70180016 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |