Lyroderma lyra

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Indian Greater False-vampire

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1810. Sur les phyllostomes et les mégadermes, deux genres de la famille des chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 15:157-198.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546883 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546891

Original name as described

Megaderma lyra

Other common names

Greater Asian False-vampire · Greater False-vampire · Indian False-vampire

Type locality

"Indes [= India]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bangladesh · Bhutan? · Myanmar

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. sinense; moved from Megaderma to Lyroderma so that Megaderma is not paraphyletic

Taxonomy notes citation

Kaňuch, P., Aghová, T., Meheretu, Y., Šumbera, R., & Bryja, J. (2015). New discoveries on the ecology and echolocation of the heart-nosed bat Cardioderma cor with a contribution to the phylogeny of Megadermatidae. African Zoology, 50(1), 53-57. · Feng, L., Győrössy, D., Portela Miguez, R., Kokkini, P., Görföl, T., Khan, S.A., Saikia, U., Talmale, S.S., Yu, W.-h., Liu, S.-y., Jiang, T.-l. and Csorba, G. 2024. A reassessment of the taxonomic status and distribution of the subspecies of _Lyroderma lyra_ (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae). Contributions to Zoology (in press). doi:10.1163/18759866-bja10073

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004648

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.

Megaderma lyra

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

190, 198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546883 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546891

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1810:190, 198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546883, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34792)
  2. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1810:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34792)
  3. Wiedemann (1818:144, 150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14282553, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14282559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69431)
  4. Ranzani (1820:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  5. Goldfuss (1820:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)
  6. Desmarest (1821:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  7. Schinz (1821:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  8. Lesson (1827:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  9. Fischer (1829:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  10. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1831:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67807)
  11. Horsfield (1831:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67695)
  12. Gray (1838:490, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  13. Blainville (1840:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)
  14. Blyth (1841:840, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39758348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69200)
  15. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  16. Smith (1842:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  17. Blyth (1844:480, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40057307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68447)
  18. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  19. Kelaart (1852:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  20. Fitzinger (1855:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  21. Giebel (1855:979, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  22. Fitzinger (1861:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  23. Blyth (1863:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  24. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  25. Jerdon (1867:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  26. Kelaart (1890:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
  27. Corbet & Hill (1980:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  28. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  29. Corbet & Hill (1991:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  30. Koopman (1993:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  31. Koopman (1994:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  32. Bates & Harrison (1997:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  33. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  34. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  35. Smith & Xie (2008:349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  36. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  37. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Vespertilio (Megaderma) carnatica

(W. Elliot, 1839)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

carnaticum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Madras Journal of Literature and Science

Name usages

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

Megaderma spectrum

(J. A. Wagner, 1844)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Jerdon (1867:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Megaderma schistacea

(B. H. Hodgson, 1847)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

schistaceum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

889

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126442

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Horsfield (1857:394, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Eucheira lyra caurina

(Andersen & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

caurinum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55dbb335-4481-4df7-8692-ea604880cdd6

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254596

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Andersen & Wroughton (1907:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16850)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Eucheira lyra

(Andersen & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen & Wroughton (1907:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16850)

Eucheira lyra lyra

(Andersen & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Andersen & Wroughton (1907:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16850)

Lyraderma lyra

W. W. A. Phillips, 1924

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1924:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67766)
  2. Phillips (1929:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

Lyraderma lyra lyra

W. W. A. Phillips, 1924

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1924:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67766)
  2. Phillips (1929:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)

M. l. lyra

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Lyroderma lyra

Benda & Gaisler, 2015

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

283

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae

Name usages

  1. Benda & Gaisler (2015:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29223)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  3. Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. Feng, Győrössy, Portela Miguez, Kokkini, Görföl, Khan, Saikia, Talmale, Yu, Liu, Jiang & Csorba (2024:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68325)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12938/22021835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lyroderma lyra lyra

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Megadermatidae

Root name

lyra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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