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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 2022-05-28.

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, Philippines

Sampling

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

  1. Species data were based on capture records in the field note.

Taxonomic Coverages

24 bat species belonged to 12 genera of 8 families
  1. Chaerephon plicatus
    rank: species
  2. Cynopterus brachyotis
    rank: species
  3. Emballonura alecto
    rank: species
  4. Eonycteris spelaea
    rank: species
  5. Hipposideros ater
    rank: species
  6. Hipposideros coronatus
    rank: species
  7. Hipposideros diadema
    rank: species
  8. Hipposideros obscurus
    rank: species
  9. Hipposideros pygmaeus
    rank: species
  10. Megaderma spasma
    rank: species
  11. Miniopterus australis
    rank: species
  12. Miniopterus schreibersii
    rank: species
  13. Miniopterus tristis
    rank: species
  14. Myotis horsfieldii
    rank: species
  15. Myotis macrotarsus
    rank: species
  16. Ptenochirus jagori
    rank: species
  17. Rhinolophus arcuatus
    rank: species
  18. Rhinolophus macrotis
    rank: species
  19. Rhinolophus philippinensis
    rank: species
  20. Rhinolophus rufus
    rank: species
  21. Rhinolophus virgo
    rank: species
  22. Rousettus amplexicaudatus
    rank: species
  23. Scotophilus kuhlii
    rank: species
  24. Taphozous melanopogon
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Bohol island, Philippines

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kendra Phelps
originator
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
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