Taxonomic notes and distribution extension of Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from south India

Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 is endemic to India, and was known only from Katanga, Katangi, and Richhai villages, in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. During surveys conducted in Kolar district, Karnataka, India, we successfully mist-netted a few individuals belonging to the bicolor species group which, upon detailed external, craniodental and bacular studies were identified as Durga Das’s leaf-nosed bat. This paper reports the presence of this species in southern India, extending its distribution range by almost 1300 km. We also provide a detailed morphological description for this species.

杜尔加·达斯氏叶鼻蝠（Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria，1970年）为印度特有物种，仅分布于马哈拉施特拉邦的贾巴尔普尔区的卡塔纳、卡塔安吉和里查伊等村落。在我国卡纳塔克邦的科拉尔地区进行的调查中，我们成功捕捉到数只属于双色物种组的个体，经过细致的外部形态、颅齿和桡骨研究，确认其为杜尔加·达斯氏叶鼻蝠。本文报道了该物种在印度南部的存在，将其分布范围扩展了近1300公里。同时，我们还提供了该物种的详细形态描述。