Hipposideros lankadiva

Kelaart, 1850

Indian Leaf-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Hipposideros

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kelaart, E.F. 1850c. Description of additional mammals. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 2:216–217 (329-330 in reprint of 1890).

Original name as described

Hipposideros lankadiva

Other common names

Indian Roundleaf Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.311

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59fcd0f0-aa8d-4a25-bd41-6125987a29bf

Type locality

Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka · Bangladesh · Myanmar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004612

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hipposideros lankadiva

Kelaart, 1850

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

lankadiva

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.311

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59fcd0f0-aa8d-4a25-bd41-6125987a29bf

Authority page

216

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Blyth (1863:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Kelaart (1890:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  4. Hill (1963:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10142/22092089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hipposideros indus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

indus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.11.28.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66e3a243-121b-4c16-b870-884335d11c0f

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103265

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros indus unitus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

unitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.11.29.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/540dbbca-4a0d-4431-b2aa-bbe6361def1b

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103265

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros schistaceus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

schistaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.4.10.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/236cbf36-0025-4105-a9d5-a488f3cb09fa

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103265

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros indus mixtus

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

mixtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.4.11.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c286f969-e109-4f37-92a8-10cf46674eb4

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103265

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Hipposideros lankadiva gyi

P. J. J. Bates, Ohnmar Tun, Moe Moe Aung, Aung Lu, Roi Lum, & Mie Mie Sein, 2015

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

gyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HZM 10.40222

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Tropical Natural History

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros lankadiva indus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

indus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1963:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hipposideros lankadiva lankadiva

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

lankadiva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

Hipposideros lankadiva mixtus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

mixtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

Hipposideros lankadiva unitus

J. Edwards Hill, 1963

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

unitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340765

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Hill (1963:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2196)

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