Dobsonia anderseni Thomas 1914

Dobsonia anderseni Thomas 1914, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13: 435.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Isls, Manus Isl.

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

Distribution: Bismarck Archipelago including Admiralty Isls.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data as D. pannietensis anderseni . IUCN 2003 – Not listed.

Discussion: moluccensis species group. Often included in moluccensis or pannietensis, but see Bergmans and Sarbini (1985), Flannery (1995 b), and Bonaccorso (1998).