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First record of a piebald Bates’s Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris arge (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa

Ferreira, Diogo F.; Torrent, Laura; Welch, Andreanna J.; Wolfe, Jared D.; Brzeski, Kristin; Powell, Luke L.

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Authors

Diogo F. Ferreira

Laura Torrent

Jared D. Wolfe

Kristin Brzeski

Luke L. Powell



Abstract

Chromatic disorders may disrupt adaptive coloration and reduce animals’ capacity to survive and produce young. These disorders have been documented widely for bats across the globe. However, most of these cases are concentrated in regions with well-studied faunal communities, such as Europe or North and South America, with little documentation of chromatic disorders in regions such as Central Africa. We captured a bat in mainland Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, with distinct white patches on its body and normally pigmented eyes. Here, we report the first recorded case of piebaldism documented in Central Africa for the Nycteridae family, and the first case worldwide for Nycteris arge Thomas, 1903.

Citation

Ferreira, D. F., Torrent, L., Welch, A. J., Wolfe, J. D., Brzeski, K., & Powell, L. L. (2020). First record of a piebald Bates’s Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris arge (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa. Barbastella (Alcalá de Henares), 13(1), 88-92. https://doi.org/10.14709/barbj.13.1.2020.14

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 7, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Jan 25, 2021
Publicly Available Date Jan 26, 2021
Journal Journal of Bat Research & Conservation
Print ISSN 1576-9720
Publisher SECEMU
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 1
Pages 88-92
DOI https://doi.org/10.14709/barbj.13.1.2020.14
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1247289

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