New record and description of a male Murina kontumensis (Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat) from Vietnam
Abstract
Abstract The Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat ( Murina kontumensis Son et al. 2015. A new species of the genus Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam with a review of the subfamily Murininae in Vietnam. Acta Chiropterol. 17: 201–232) was described from a single female holotype collected in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Kon Tum province (now administratively part of reformed Quang Ngai province), Vietnam. No additional specimens have been reported since its original description. This paper presents morphological and genetic analyses of a second recorded and first male specimen of this species from Mang Den commune, Quang Ngai province. Our findings extend the known distribution and ecological requirements of M. kontumensis .
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Authors: Chu Thi Hang, Vương Tân Tú, Alexandre Hassanin, Gábor Csorba, Dorottya Győrössy, NGON QUANG LAM, Le Quang Tuan, Trần Anh Tuấn, LE MINH HANH, Tamás Görföl
Institutions: Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Pecs, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Natural History Museum