Dobsonia beauforti Bergmans 1975

Dobsonia beauforti Bergmans 1975, Beaufortia, 23 (295): 3.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Sorong Div., Waigeo Isl, Njanjef.

Vernacular Names: Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Gebe, Gag, and Biak Isls (off Vogelkop Peninsula, New Guinea).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Endangered.

Discussion: viridis species group. Closely related to viridis; see Bergmans (1975). Also see Flannery (1995 b).