Genus Rhinonicteris J.E. Gray, 1847

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• Rhinonicteris Gray, J.E. 1847. Characters of six new genera of bats not hitherto distinguished. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1847: 14-16 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [438]] [16].

  Type species:

   Rhinolophus aurantius Gray, 1845 by original designation (as Rh. aurantius).
• Rhinonycteris Gray, J.E. 1866. A revision of the genera of Rhinolophidae, or horseshoe bats. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 81-83 [publication date established from Duncan, F.M. 1937. On the dates of publication of the Society's 'Proceedings', 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of 'Proceedings', 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the 'Transactions', 1853–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 71–84 [72]] [81] [unjustified emendation of Rhinonicteris Gray, 1847 though Hill, J.E. 1982. A review of the leaf-nosed bats Rhinonycteris, Cloeotis and Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33: 165–186 [167] considers it a correction of a previous misspelling (contrary to Article 32 c(ii) of ICZN)].

  Secondary source:

   Hill, J.E. 1982. A review of the leaf-nosed bats Rhinonycteris, Cloeotis and Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33: 165-186.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
  • Queensland: N Gulf
  • Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, W plateau

Note

An undescribed subspecies as 'Rhinonicteris aurantius subsp. Pilbara populations' is listed by Clayton et al. (2006) from the Pilbara Region, WA.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
12-Dec-2022	CHIROPTERA	12-Dec-2022	MOVED
31-Mar-2015		31-Mar-2015	MOVED
04-Dec-2018		18-Nov-2010	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)