Dobsonia pannietensis De Vis 1905

Dobsonia pannietensis De Vis 1905, Ann. Queensl. Mus., 6: 36.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Arch., Panniet Isl.

Vernacular Names: Panniet Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Dobsonia pannietensis subsp. pannietensis De Vis 1905

Subspecies Dobsonia pannietensis subsp. remota Cabrera 1920

Distribution: Louisiade Arch., D'Entrecasteaux Isls, and Trobriand Isls.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: moluccensis species group. Considered a subspecies of moluccensis by Laurie and Hill (1954), but apparently distinct; see Bergmans (1979) and Bonaccorso (1998). Includes remota; see Koopman (1982). A record of remota from Bougainville Isl is based on a misidentified inermis (see Bergmans, 1979).