Pteropus tuberculatus Peters 1869

Pteropus tuberculatus Peters 1869, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1869: 393.

Type Locality: Solomon Isls, Santa Cruz Isls, Vanikoro Isl.

Vernacular Names: Vanikoro Flying Fox.

Distribution: Vanikoro Isl (Santa Cruz Isls, Solomon Isls).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.

Discussion: pselaphon species group. Reviewed by Troughton (1927); also see Flannery (1995 b).