Abstract

Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 has only been reported from Chaklala and Chakri in Punjab, Pakistan. We captured five specimens from Lahore in a 2-year survey from June 2009 to May 2011. This is the first report of this species from Punjab province and the first from Lahore (31°29.223 N, 074°24.632 E) since the 1920s. The external body, cranial and bacular measurements of the captured specimens were compared with the available literature. The forearm length (n=5) was 49.40±3.03 mm, the greatest length of the skull (n=4) was 18.98±0.61 mm and C-M3 (n=4) was 6.27±0.49 mm. The echolocation call parameters of 25 pulses from five calls of the species were also analyzed. The mean frequency of maximum energy was 56.9±3.6 kHz, the mean start and end call frequencies were 103.5±12.3 kHz and 50.6±1.0 kHz, respectively.

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