Hipposideros speoris (Schneider 1800)

[Vespertilio] speoris Schneider 1800, in: Schreber, Die Saugethiere: pl. 59b.

Type Locality: India, Madras, Tranquebar.

Vernacular Names: Schneider's Leaf-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Hipposideros apiculatus Gray 1838; Hipposideros aureus Kelaart 1853; Hipposideros blythi Kelaart 1953; Hipposideros dukhunensis Sykes 1831; Hipposideros marsupialis Desmarest 1820; Hipposideros penicillatus Gray 1838; Hipposideros pulchellus K. Andersen 1918; Hipposideros templetonii Kelaart 1850 .

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

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

Discussion: speoris species group. Reviewed by Bates and Harrison (1997).