The Blasius’ horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) still extends to Pakistan
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Arshad Javid
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Muhammad Shahbaz
Abstract
Specimens of Rhinolophus blasii were captured in Manawa, district Lahore, 43 years after the first and single ascertained record in Pakistan. External, cranial, and bacular measurements of R. blasii are given for the first time in the country.
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- First records of Murina lorelieae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Vietnam
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