Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850

Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850, J. Sri Lanka Branch Asiat. Soc., 2 (2): 216.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Kandy.

Vernacular Names: Indian Leaf-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Hipposideros indus K. Andersen 1918; Hipposideros mixtus K. Andersen 1918; Hipposideros schistaceus K. Andersen 1918; Hipposideros unitus K. Andersen 1918 .

Distribution: Sri Lanka, S and C India.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Data Deficient as H. schistaceus; Lower Risk (lc) as H. lankadiva .

Discussion: diadema species group. Includes schistaceus; see Bates and Harrison (1997) and Srivinasulu and Srivinasulu (2001). Multiple subspecies have been recognized by some authors, but these do not appear justified; see Sinha (1999), although also see Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu (2001).