Genus Scotorepens Troughton, 1944
- Scotorepens Troughton, E. le G. 1944. Furred Animals of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xxviii 374 pp. 25 pls. [publication date established from letter from Mr. R. Walsh, Angus & Robertson Publishers to J.A. Mahoney dated 7 June 1984] [354].
Type species:
Scoteinus orion Troughton, 1937 by original designation.
Introduction
Van Dyck & Strahan (2008) list an undescribed species in this genus, given as the 'Central-eastern Broad-nosed Bat', from the eastern region of the border between New South Wales and Queensland.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern coastal and near-coastal regions of Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL), Victorian Midlands (VM), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NT, Qld, WA: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Distribution References
General References
Baverstock, P.R., Adams, M., Reardon, T. & Watts, C.H.S. 1987. Electrophoretic resolution of species boundaries in Australian Microchiroptera. III. The Nycticeiini — Scotorepens and Scoteanax (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 40: 413-433
Kitchener, D.J. & Caputi, N. 1985. Systematic revision of Australian Scoteanax and Scotorepens (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with remarks on relationships to other Nycticeiini. Records of the Western Australian Museum 12: 85-146 (distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2010 | 22-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Dec-2018 | 18-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |