Dobsonia viridis (Heude 1896)

[Cephalotes] viridis Heude 1896, Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chin., 3: 176.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku (Moluccas), Kai Isls.

Vernacular Names: Greenish Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Dobsonia umbrosa Thomas 1910 .

Distribution: C and S Moluccas including Seram, Ambon, and Buru; Banda, and Kai Isls (Indonesia). A closely related but undescribed species occurs in the Tanimbar Isls (K. Helgen, pers. comm.).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: viridis species group. Does not include chapmani; see Bergmans (1978). Does not include crenulata; see Bergmans and Rozendaal (1988). See also Hill (1983) and Flannery (1995 b).