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BROWN WHITE-LINED BAT Saccopteryx leptura
This species, only the second member of its family, was first documented for Paraguay in July 2012 - the individual in the images below. Though a fairly widespread species, this was a considerable range extension from northern Bolivia. Saccopteryx bats are fairly tolerant of light conditions, and this individual was captured roosting by day on the outside of a building.
Owen RD, Smith P, López-González C, Ruíz Díaz M 2014. First records of two species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Emballonuridae and Phyllostomidae) from Paraguay. Boletín de la Sociedad Zoológica del Uruguay 23: 67-73
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM1167PH) Adult lateral, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM1168PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM1169PH) Same individual head lateral (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM1170PH) Same individual dorsal detail (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM1171PH) Same individual wing (Paul Smith July 2012).
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