Abstract
We report the specimen based record of Lesser Yellow House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii from Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The morphometric, cranio-dental, bacular morphology and diet composition is presented.
Highlights
We report a new locality record of Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 in Andhra Pradesh and provide brief note on its diet
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23: 460-480
Summary
First record of Lesser Yellow House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 from Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India with a note on its diet. On 20 April 2007, we located a roosting site in a dilapidated house in the suburbs of Secunderabad consisting of five individuals of bats. From 21 April 2007 to 31 January 2008, we collected the pellets under the roosting site on a fortnightly basis. Collected pellets were stored in plastic containers for dietary analysis. On 5 February 2008 all individuals were mist netted, sexed, measured and, all but one, were released. Observations carried out on the individuals of the roost and morphometrics revealed them as the Lesser Yellow House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 (Bates & Harrison 1997). Analysis of the faecal pellets collected was done between 10 February and 10 March 2008.
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