Glischropus bucephalus Csorba, 2011

Indochinese thick-thumbed pipistrelle

Glischropus bucephalus Csorba, 2011: 41; Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondolkiri Province, Cambodia.

Distribution

Cambodia, Thailand north of the Isthmus of Kra, Lao PDR, possibly Vietnam. It is thought that this species may be widely distributed in the Indochinese Subregion north of the Isthmus of Kra (Csorba 2011).

Distribution in Lao PDR (Fig. 59): Bolikhamxai Province: Tak Leuk (Tad Leuk), Phou Khaokhoay

NBCA (ROM collection); Ban Kengbit, Nam Kading NBCA (SMF collection).

Taxonomic note

These specimens were reported in Francis et al. (1999 a) and Francis (2008) as G. tylopus, but in genetic and morphological features they clearly match the description of the subsequently-described G. bucephalus .