Scotophilus kuhlii Leach 1821

Scotophilus kuhlii Leach 1821, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 71.

Type Locality: " India ".

Vernacular Names: Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. kuhlii Leach 1821

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. castaneus Horsfield 1851

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. consobrinus Allen 1906

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. gairdneri Kloss 1917

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. panayensis Sody 1928

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. solutatus Sody 1936

Subspecies Scotophilus kuhlii subsp. temminckii Horsfield 1824

Distribution: Bangladesh, Pakistan to Taiwan, south to Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, W Malaysia, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia), southeast to Philippines and Aru Isls (Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Often called temminckii, but see Hill and Thonglongya (1972). Does not include collinus; see Kitchener et al. (1997 b). Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997) and Kitchener et al. (1997 b); see also Tate (1942 a). There is some confusion regarding the use of this name in S Asia, see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b).