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Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat

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Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
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C. plicatus
Binomial name
Chaerephon plicatus
(Buchanan, 1800)
Synonyms
  • Vespertilio plicatus Buchanan, 1800
  • Nyctinomus plicatus Buchanan, 1800

The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Chaerephon plicatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1800 by Scottish scientist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. Buchanan-Hamilton initially placed it into the genus Vespertilio, with the scientific name Vespertilio plicatus.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Ong, P.; Gumal, M.; Kingston, T.; Heaney, L.; Balete, D.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2014). "Chaerephon plicatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T4316A67361960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T4316A67361960.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Buchanan, Francis (1800). "XXVII. Description of the Vesperilio plicatus". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 5: 261–263.