Eptesicus (Eptesicus) platyops Thomas 1901

Eptesicus (Eptesicus) platyops Thomas 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8: 31.

Type Locality: Nigeria, Western Region, Lagos.

Vernacular Names: Lagos Serotine.

Distribution: Nigeria, Senegal, Bioko (Equatorial Guinea).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Eptesicus . Considered a subspecies of serotinus by Ibáñez and Valverde (1985), but no comparison with bottae was made. Also see Hayman and Hill (1971), who treated platyops as a distinct species based on morphological differences.