Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex and a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam |
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| Authors: | Vu Dinh THONG Sebastien J. PUECHMAILLE Annette DENZINGER Paul J.J. BATES Christian DIETZ Gabor CSORBA Pipat SOISOOK Emma C. TEELING Sumiko MATSUMURA Neil M. FUREY Hans‐Ulrich SCHNITZLER |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam, and Animal Physiology, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen D‐72076, Germany. E‐mail: thong@iebr.ac.vn;2. vudinhthong@hotmail.com;3. School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. E‐mail: s.puechmaille@gmail.com;4. Animal Physiology, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen D‐72076, Germany. E‐mail: annette.denzinger@uni‐tuebingen.de;5. Harrison Institute, Bowerwood House, St Botolph's Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AQ, UK. E‐mail: pjjbates2@hotmail.com;6. Animal Physiology, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen D‐72076, Germany. E‐mail: christiandietzhorb@web.de;7. Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Ludovika ter 2, H‐1083 Budapest, Hungary. E‐mail: csorba.gabor.hnhm@gmail.com;8. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. E‐mail: pipat66@gmail.com;9. School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. E‐mail: emma.teeling@ucd.ie;10. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, 1677‐1, Yamaguchi 753‐8512, Japan. E‐mail: batmatsu@yamaguchi‐u.ac.jp;11. Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK. E‐mail: n.furey.ffi@gmail.com;12. Animal Physiology, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tübingen D‐72076, Germany. E‐mail: hans‐ulrich.schnitzler@uni‐tuebingen.de |
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| Abstract: | - 1 Hipposideros turpis is traditionally known as a species composed of three subspecies, H. t. turpis, H. t. alongensis and H. t. pendleburyi, distributed disjunctly in south‐west Japan, north‐east Vietnam and south‐west Thailand, respectively. Prior to the present study, the systematic status of forms within the species remained unclear.
- 2 Using morphological (external, bacular, cranial and dental characters), genetic and echolocation data, we demonstrate that turpis, alongensis and pendleburyi represent three distinct species, and that these species are endemic to Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. They are very distinct genetically and do not even form a monophyletic group.
- 3 We also prove that H. alongensis is composed of two subspecies, H. a. alongensis and H. a. sungi. The latter subspecies is described as new to science. To date, H. a. alongensis appears to be restricted to the Cat Ba Island of Cat Ba National Park, west Ha Long Bay, whereas H. a. sungi ssp. nov. is known from three localities in mainland northeast Vietnam. These two subspecies are distinguished by body size, molecular data and the frequency of the constant‐frequency component of their echolocation signals.
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| Keywords: | Asia bats Mammalia phylogenetics taxonomy |
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