A new species of Murina (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from peninsular Thailand

Zootaxa. 2013 Dec 13:3746:567-79. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.4.4.

Abstract

A new species of Murina belonging to 'suilla-group' is described based on two specimens collected with harp traps in lowland evergreen forest in the southernmost part of peninsular Thailand. Morphology and molecular (mitochondrial COI) data suggest that the new species is most closely related to M. eleryi, which is currently known from Indochina. The new species, however, can be distinguished by the size and shape of the upper canine, the shape of the upper and lower premolars, and the colour of the ventral pelage. Additional data on bacular morphology, echolocation, ecology, and distribution are included.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chiroptera / anatomy & histology
  • Chiroptera / classification*
  • Chiroptera / genetics
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Thailand

Substances

  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Electron Transport Complex IV