A reassessment of the taxonomic status and distribution of the subspecies of Lyroderma lyra (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae)
Abstract Lyroderma lyra is one of the six currently recognised species of the family Megadermatidae. Previous studies have suggested subspecific division within L. lyra , wherein the nominate subspecies is predominantly distributed in South Asia, and the other subspecies, L. lyra sinense is occurring in southern China and Southeast Asia. Based on the congruent results of comparative morphology of skulls and bacula, as well as phylogenetic tree reconstructions – the first ones including both subspecies and incorporating the most extensive geographic sampling of “ sinense ” to date – using COI and cytb sequences, we have elevated the Southeast Asian subspecies to a distinct species status, Lyroderma sinense .
Authors
- Dorottya Győrössy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-3559)
- Gábor Csorba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-4600)
- Wenhua Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-7725)
- Uttam Saikia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9184-8071)
- Phaedra Kokkini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-0956)
- Tinglei Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-9458)
- Tamás Görföl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-4024)
- Roberto Portela Miguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3094-9949)
- S. S. Talmale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-6227)
- Shahneaz Ali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-1587)
- Shaoying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-7149)
- Lei Feng
Institutions
- Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University (HU)
- Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (HU)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- Northeast Normal University (CN)
- Hungarian Natural History Museum (HU)
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- Sichuan Academy of Forestry (CN)
- Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (BD)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contributions to Zoology
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10073
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China