Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844

Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta, Saikia, Uttam, Khynriam, Dimos & Saikia, Bhaskar, 2023, Current status of faunal diversity of Siju Cave, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (3), pp. 283-303 : 288

5. Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844 [ Figure 8B ]

1844. Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal , 13:486?

Material examined: 1 ♂, c. 50 m from the cave entrance, Siju cave , 19.03.2019, U. Saikia & party V /M/ERS/547

Remarks: A lone male individual was caught roosting in a small side passage. This is the only Rhinolophus species recorded during the present surveys and possibly uncommon in Siju cave, although two other species Rh. subbadius and Rh. pusillus were recorded earlier ( Sinha, 1999).

Figures

Figure 8. Fauna of Siju Cave. A. Hipposideros cf. larvatus, B. Rhinolophus lepidus C. Myotis cf. montivagus D. Miniopterus magnater E. Megophrys megacephala F. Amolops siju.