Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821

Velazco, Paúl M., O'Neill, Hannah, Gunnell, Gregg F., Cooke, Siobhán B., Rimoli, Renato, Rosenberger, Alfred L. & Simmons, Nancy B., 2013, Quaternary Bat Diversity in the Dominican Republic, American Museum Novitates 2013 (3779), pp. 1-20 : 12

Monophyllus redmani Leach, 1821

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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Cueva de Lily: 14 complete skulls, 14 skull fragments, 2 dentaries, 7 humeri, 9 radii. Oleg’s Bat Cave: 20 complete skulls, 9 dentaries, 8 humeri, 2 femora.

EXTANT DISTRIBUTION: The Bahamas (Acklins, Crooked Island), Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands (Middle Caicos, North Caicos, and Providenciales) ( Dávalos and Turvey, 2012).

FOSSIL RECORD: Monophyllus redmani has previously been recovered from fossilized owl pellets (Diquini and Gonâve Island) from Haiti as well as from Quaternary cave deposits (Cerro de San Francisco) from the Dominican Republic (fig. 2; table 1). Additionally, M. redmani has been found in Pleistocene or Holocene cave deposits in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Middle Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands ( Anthony, 1925; Koopman and Willliams, 1951; Williams, 1952; Koopman, 1955; Koopman and Ruibal, 1955; Choate and Birney, 1968; Silva Taboada 1974; Morgan, 2001).

REMARKS: No consistent differences in cranial or postcranial morphology or size were found between our sample and the comparative material (appendix).

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FIGURE 4. Phyllostomidae skulls: dorsal, lateral, and ventral views. A. Brachyphylla nana, B. Erophylla bombifrons, C. Monophyllus redmani, D. Phyllonycteris poeyi. Scale bar = 5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Chiropteran mandibles. A. Mormoops blainvillei, B. Pteronotus macleayii, C. Pteronotus parnellii, D. Pteronotus quadridens, E. Brachyphylla nana, F. Erophylla bombifrons, G. Monophyllus redmani, H. Phyllonycteris poeyi. Scale bar = 5 mm.

FIGURE 6. Chiropteran humeri. A. Mormoops blainvillei (extant, ROM 89973), B. Mormoops megalophylla (extant, AMNH 25589), C. †Mormoops magna, D. †Mormoops magna (mirror image), E. Pteronotus macleayii (mirror image), F. Brachyphylla nana (mirror image), G. Erophylla bombifrons (mirror image), H. Monophyllus redmani (mirror image), I. Phyllonycteris poeyi. Scale bar = 10 mm.