Leptonycteris
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Glossophaginae
Tribus: Glossophagini
Genus: Leptonycteris
Species (3): L. curasoae – L. nivalis – L. yerbabuenae
Name
[edit]Leptonycteris Lydekker, 1891: 674 [nomen novum]
- Type species: Ischnoglossa nivalis Saussure, 1860, by monotypy.
Synonyms
[edit]- Ischnoglossa Saussure, 1860: 491 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Ischnoglossa Kraatz, 1856]
- Type species: Ischnoglossa nivalis Saussure, 1860, by monotypy.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Saussure, H. de 1860. Note sur quelques mammifères du Mexique. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée. Series 2 12: 3–11, 53–57, 97–110, 241–254, 281–293, 377–383, 425–431, 479–494, 4 pls. BHL Reference page.
- Flower, W.H. & Lydekker, R. 1891. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Adam and Charles Black: London. 763 pp. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Long-nosed Bats