Pteronotus (Pteronotus) gymnonotus Natterer 1843

Pteronotus (Pteronotus) gymnonotus Natterer 1843, in: Wagner, Arch. Naturgesch., Vol. 9: 367.

Type Locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuiaba (= Cuyaba).

Vernacular Names: Big Naked-backed Bat.

Synonyms: Pteronotus (Pteronotus) centralis Goodwin 1942; Pteronotus (Pteronotus) suapurensis J. A. Allen 1904 .

Distribution: S Veracruz (Mexico) south to Peru, NE and C Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Pteronotus . Includes suapurensis; see Smith (1977).