Results of the Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. 1. A New Species of Bat of the Genus Tonatia (Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae)

Authors

Hugh H. Genoways, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Stephen L. Williams, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Date of this Version

7-7-1980

Citation

Annals of Carnegie Museum (July 7, 1980) 49 (article 14): 203-211.

Comments

Copyright 1980, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Used by permission.

Abstract

new species of the phyllostomatine genus Tonatia is described from Suriname. The species is characterized by medium size, the presence of small wart-like granulations of the dorsal surfaces of the forearm, digits, and hind limbs and on the ears and noseleaf, and possessing a unique karyotype. Two specimens of the species were taken in the rainforests of central Suriname.