Cave bat diversity of Bohol Island, Philippines
Citation
Phelps K, Kingston T (2021). Cave bat diversity of Bohol Island, Philippines. Version 1.2. Southeast Asian Bat Conservation Research Unit. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a5jten accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
Bat diversity collected from 62 caves in Bohol Islands of Philippines by trapping. This is part of KP's dissertation project.Sampling Description
Study Extent
62 caves on Bohol Island, PhilippinesSampling
Bats were captured using mist nets placed across cave entrances and inside passages for two consecutive nights at each cave, with nets opened prior to sunset then continuously monitored, on average, for 6 hours per night.Quality Control
The dataset was first assembled in a standard form designed for the Asian Bat Call Database (ABCD).The contributor(s) has been worked on the data preparation with assistance from Dr. Joe Chun Chia Huang of SEABCRU, who is also the primary investigtor of the BIFA04-24 project. The contents and format have been reviewed by Joe and Dr. Tamas Golfol from ABCD. The taxonomy of the species records has been carefully reviewed by Dr. Golfol which is very experienced of bat taxonomy in Asia.Method steps
- Species data were based on capture records in the field note.
Taxonomic Coverages
24 bat species belonged to 12 genera of 8 families
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Chaerephon plicatusrank: species
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Cynopterus brachyotisrank: species
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Emballonura alectorank: species
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Eonycteris spelaearank: species
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Hipposideros aterrank: species
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Hipposideros coronatusrank: species
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Hipposideros diademarank: species
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Hipposideros obscurusrank: species
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Hipposideros pygmaeusrank: species
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Megaderma spasmarank: species
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Miniopterus australisrank: species
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Miniopterus schreibersiirank: species
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Miniopterus tristisrank: species
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Myotis horsfieldiirank: species
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Myotis macrotarsusrank: species
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Ptenochirus jagorirank: species
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Rhinolophus arcuatusrank: species
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Rhinolophus macrotisrank: species
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Rhinolophus philippinensisrank: species
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Rhinolophus rufusrank: species
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Rhinolophus virgorank: species
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Rousettus amplexicaudatusrank: species
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Scotophilus kuhliirank: species
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Taphozous melanopogonrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bohol island, Philippines
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Kendra Phelpsoriginator
position: Researcher
Ecohealth Alliance
New York
US
email: phelps@ecohealthalliance.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-4802
Tigga Kingston
originator
position: Professor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
US
email: tigga.kingston@ttu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-5352
Kendra Phelps
metadata author
position: Researcher
EcoHealth Alliance
New York
US
email: phelps@ecohealthalliance.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-4802
Joe Chun Chia Huang
principal investigator
position: Researcher
Southeast Asian Bat Conservation and Research Unit
TW
email: ecojoe.huang@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5081-5900
Tigga Kingston
curator
position: Chair
Southeast Asian Bat Conservation and Research Unit
US
email: tigga.kingston@ttu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-5352
Gábor Csorba
point of contact
position: Deputy Director
Hungarian Natural History Museum
Budapest
HU
email: csorba.gabor.hnhm@gmail.com
Tamás Görföl
administrative point of contact
position: Associated researcher
Hungarian Natural History Museum
Budapest
HU
email: gorfol.tamas@gmail.com
Kendra Phelps
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
EcoHealth Alliance
New York
US
email: phelps@ecohealthalliance.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-4802
Tigga Kingston
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
US
email: tigga.kingston@ttu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-5352