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Species Dobsonia magna Thomas, 1905

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Species Dobsonia magna Thomas, 1905

Bare-backed Fruit-bat

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

  • Dobsonia moluccensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) [considered by some authors to be a synonym of D. magna].

 

Introduction

In synonymy with Dobsonia moluccensis in Mahoney (1988: 105-106) following Andersen (1912: 825).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Cape York Peninsula, also found in Melanesia.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller, coastal, gregarious, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Prefers dark places for roosts such as mines, deserted houses and thick vegetation.

 

General References

Andersen, K. 1912. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Megachiroptera. London : British Museum Vol. 1 2, cii 854 pp. [825]

Bergmans, W. 1978. On Dobsonia Palmer, 1898 from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Mammalia: Megachiroptera). Senckenbergiana Biologica 59: 1-18

Dwyer, P.D. 1975. Notes on Dobsonia moluccensis (Chiroptera) in the New Guinea highlands. Mammalia 39: 113-118

Hall, L.S. 1995. Bare-backed Fruit-bat Dobsonia moluccensis. pp. 430-431 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Hill, J.E. 1983. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Indo-Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 45: 103-208

Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. & Koeppl, J.W. (eds) 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Lawrence, Kansas : Allen Press & Assoc. Syst. Coll. ix 694 pp.

Koopman, K.F. 1979. Zoogeography of mammals from islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 2690: 1-17

Koopman, K.F. 1982. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 109 Bats from eastern Papua and the east Papuan Islands. American Museum Novitates 2747: 1-34

Koopman, K.F. 1984. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778: 1-48

Laurie, E.M.O. & Hill, J.E. 1954. List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and Adjacent Islands 1758–1952. London : British Museum 175 pp. 3 pls.

Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988]

Richards, G. 1986. Dobsonia flight and ecology: more on lift at low speed. Macroderma 2: 20

Robson, S. 1986. A new locality record for the bare backed fruit bat Dobsonia moluccensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830). Macroderma 2: 63-64

Smith, J.D. & Hood, C.S. 1981. Preliminary notes on bats from the Bismarck Archipelago (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Science in New Guinea 8: 81-121

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Dec-2022 CHIROPTERA 12-Dec-2022 MOVED
12-Dec-2022 CHIROPTERA 12-Dec-2022 MOVED
04-Dec-2018 CHIROPTERA 02-Oct-2018 MODIFIED
17-Nov-2010 17-Nov-2010 MOVED
04-Dec-2018 17-Nov-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)