Matrix showing diagnostic traits and distribution of seven evolutionary lineages within the Rhinolophus hildebrandtii complex.

Freq. = peak (time expansion or full-spectrum detector) or maximum (ANABAT detector) frequency; NLW = nasal width; FL = forearm length; GSL = greatest skull length; CCL = condylo-canine skull length.*Echolocation frequency of holotype not measured but assumed on basis of two released individuals of the same species at Mt Mabu recorded during the same month (October 2008).**We assume the holotype and paratype specimens from the Taita District may have had a CF frequency of ca 42 kHz based on recent recordings from the type locality.***The holotype was not recorded but we assume a CF frequency of 35–38 kHz based on recordings of four bats taken from nearby localities in northern Mozambique.