Nyctophilus major tor Parnaby, 2009

Parnaby, Harry E., Ingleby, Sandy & Divljan, Anja, 2017, Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney, Records of the Australian Museum 69 (5), pp. 277-420 : 397

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1653
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scientific name	Nyctophilus major tor Parnaby, 2009
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Aust. Zool. 35(1): 58, figs 5, 7, 13, 17–18, tables 2–4. (19 October 2009).

Common name. Central Long-eared Bat.

Current name. Nyctophilus major tor Parnaby, 2009 ; following Jackson & Groves (2015).

Paratypes. (5, by original designation). M.39815 , adult male, skull, body in alc., frozen tissue, captured by T. Reardon, A. Reside, A. Scanlon and H. Parnaby, 2 December 2007 at Johnnies Dam, Jaurdi Station , (30°46'S 120°07'E), WesternAustralia; GoogleMaps M.39801 , adult female, skull, body in alc., frozen tissue, captured by T. Reardon, A. Reside, A. Scanlon and H. Parnaby, 29 November 2007 at Eagle Rock, c. 105 km NW of Southern Cross, Goldfields district, WesternAustralia (30°26'17"S 118°40'31"E) GoogleMaps ; M.38843 – 45 , three adult males, skulls, bodies in alc., captured by M. Pennay, T. Reardon, A. Reside, and A. Scanlon, 13 November 2007, Goongarrie Station , Western Australia, (29°59.528'S 121°03.464'E) GoogleMaps .

Comments. Type series consists of six specimens; the holotype was sent to WAM, registration number WAM M.63601 (previously AM M.39782). Tissue samples of the holotype are in the AM and SAM Collections and tissues of all five paratypes are held in SAM. Parnaby took a conservative approach in recognizing this taxon as a subspecies and its taxonomic status warrants further investigation .