Some Taxonomic Features of Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830 vel 1831 from Turkey (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae)

Authors : Nursel AŞAN, İrfan ALBAYRAK

Pages : 165-170

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was based on the records of baculum features, hair scale form, and karyotype of Taphozous nudiventris magnus. The baculum is a distinctive feature in separating this subspecies from T. n. kachhensis. The structure of the hair scale type examined by scanning electron microscope insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM); was divaricate, dentate coronal at the tip, and varied from the tip of the hair to the base; it had a divergent, dentate coronal at the shaft and an appressed, repand coronal at the base. The diploid number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2n); and the number of autosomal arms insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NFa); of T. n. magnus were 42 and 64, respectively.
Keywords : Baculum, hair scale, karyotype, Taphozous nudiventris, Turkey