identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
3326CF63577A52EC9F85660A605355EB.text	3326CF63577A52EC9F85660A605355EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris alboguttata J. A. Allen 1917	<div><p>Glauconycteris alboguttata J. A. Allen, 1917</p><p>New material.</p><p>No new material from Cameroon.</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Despite being little known, with just 15 localities listed from six African countries (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, CAR, DRC, Republic of Congo, and Uganda) (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a), G. alboguttata is listed as LC (Least Concern) by the IUCN Red List on account of its wide distribution (Monadjem et al. 2017 c). In Cameroon, it is known from six localities (Monadjem et al. 2024) (Fig. 11 B).</p><p>Description.</p><p>A medium-sized species (FA: 38.0–42.0 mm; Table 1). The pelage is sepia-brown with a clearly defined pale spot on each shoulder and a pale stripe on each flank; the wings are brown and without conspicuous reticulation (Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 6). Each ear is rounded, and the tragus is broad, with the outer margin evenly convex to the tip (Fig. 4 D). No data are available on the baculum. The skull, based on the holotype from DRC, has a broad flattened rostrum; the dorsal profile is slightly concave (Fig. 10 D). The first upper incisor is bicuspid.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>There are no new data on the ecology of this species in Cameroon.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3326CF63577A52EC9F85660A605355EB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
4AB94CCB94B359038E283C3B30F0B444.text	4AB94CCB94B359038E283C3B30F0B444.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris argentata (Dobson 1875)	<div><p>Glauconycteris argentata (Dobson, 1875)</p><p>New material.</p><p>MAN.177, ♂ (adult), 21 December 2019, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=9.866&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.0358334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 9.866/lat 5.0358334)">Mbouroukou école publique</a>, Mount Manengouba Herpeto-ornithological Sanctuary, 5°2.15'N, 9°51.96'E, elevation 1899 m a. s. l.; previously included, but without details, in Bakwo-Fils et al. (2021). The Cytb sequence showed a 100 % similarity with a specimen of G. argentata from Cameroon (Grunwald et al. 2025: PP 942856), and is available in GenBank (PZ 458542) (Suppl. material 1) .</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>This is a relatively widespread and abundant species in Central and East Africa and is considered LC (Least Concern) by the IUCN Red List (Monadjem et al. 2017 e). The new locality is additional to the 12 from Cameroon, including the type locality (Mount Cameroon), listed in Monadjem et al. (2024) (Fig. 11 B). Elsewhere in Africa, it is recorded from Angola, Burundi, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>A medium-sized species of Glauconycteris (FA: 42.2 mm; Tables 1, 2, 3), with a characteristically pale fawn dorsal pelage, and a pale lateral stripe on each flank (Fig. 8 D). The hairs on the back are bicoloured, beige with brown at the base and golden fawn to greyish brown at the tip; there is no white shoulder spot. The wings are pale with some reticulation. Unlike the rectangular and bicoloured ears of G. egeria (Grunwald et al. 2025: fig. 4 Z), the ears are rounded and pale (Fig. 8 D). Each tragus is broad with an anterior margin slightly concave and a posterior margin evenly convex (Fig. 4 E). The penis has a flattened trilobate tip. The baculum (GLB: 0.87 mm) is shaped like an arrowhead; the basal lobes are clearly defined and deflected downwards (Table 2, Fig. 5 D). The skull has a short, reduced rostrum and an almost straight dorsal profile (Fig. 9 A). The first upper incisor (I 2) has a weak secondary cusp.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>This specimen was one of 13 individuals captured on Mount Manengouba at 1900 m a. s. l. All were taken in mist nets placed over slow-flowing streams in a pocket of riparian forest in an area that had been degraded by overgrazing (Bakwo-Fils et al. 2021). Elsewhere in Cameroon, in 2019, five individuals (four males and one female) were collected at one location on Mt Mbam Minkom in mist nets placed over streams (Grunwald et al. 2025). In DBR, two individuals were collected in mist-nets set at ground level in primary forest (Atagana et al. 2021).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4AB94CCB94B359038E283C3B30F0B444	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
5DDB12AE9F5855DDB94FF7D962005C06.text	5DDB12AE9F5855DDB94FF7D962005C06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris baka Gomeh-Djame & Bates & Juste & Suarez-Rubio & Torrent & García-Mudarra & Agodigo Ayangma & Yettore & Bilong Bilong & Bakwo-Fils 2026	<div><p>Glauconycteris baka sp. nov.</p><p>Glauconycteris beatrix (partim): Hassanin et al. (2018: fig. 4, clades 2 a and 2 b, MNHN specimens from DRC).</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. Adult male (field number AD.2023.07.18.18), to be deposited at the Harrison Institute UK, for safekeeping prior to establishment of a formal collection at the Laboratory of Zoology, the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. Body preserved in alcohol, skull and baculum extracted, cleaned, and conserved. Collected by Aicha Gomeh-Djame, Junior Abiazhem and Eugenie Agodigo on 18 July 2023. The Cytb sequence is available in GenBank (PZ 425896) (Suppl. material 1) .</p><p>Referred material.</p><p>Material attributable to G. baka sp. nov. includes specimens from DRC held in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), previously included within G. beatrix sensu Hassanin et al. (2018: fig. 4, clades 2 a and 2 b).</p><p>Type locality.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4345&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.4438334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4345/lat 2.4438334)">Mambele village</a>, within the Zone of Hunting Interests with Community Management (ZICGC) of Lobéké National Park (LNP), East Region, Cameroon (2°26.63'N, 15°26.07'E), 520 m a. s. l.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>A small representative of the genus (FA: 34.2 mm; GSL: 10.73 mm) (Tables 1, 2, 3). The dorsal and ventral pelage is dark brown with a small, cream-coloured spot on each shoulder; the wings and tail membrane are brown, almost black and without conspicuous reticulation (Fig. 3 C). The muzzle is flesh-coloured and hairless, and the ears are rounded (Fig. 3 C). The tragus is relatively narrow with a straight anterior margin and a posterior margin that is gently convex, with a rounded tip; there is a well-developed basal lobe, which is not clearly visible in Fig. 4 K. The baculum is small (GLB: 0.74 mm) and shaped like an inverted capital Y, with a narrow distal shaft and expanded basal lobes (Fig. 5 I, Table 2). The skull is small, with a bulbous braincase, which is noticeably expanded anteriorly (Fig. 6 E). The rostrum is short and the dorsal profile is slightly concave. The second cusp of the bifid anterior upper incisor (I 2) is well defined and is half the height of the principal cusp (Fig. 7 D). The dentition is relatively weak, with a short lower canine and small lower premolars (p 2 and p 4) (Fig. 7 D).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species is named in honour of the Baka people, who live in and around LNP, and who have a close relationship with the forest and its wildlife. The name was discussed with members of the local community, including through park rangers, and was positively received, with community members expressing pride in the association. The proposed French name is ‘ Chauve-souris papillon Baka’ and the proposed English name is ‘ Baka butterfly bat’.</p><p>Description.</p><p>This is a small Glauconycteris with a FA of 34.2 mm and a TIB of 15.6 mm (Table 2). The dorsal and ventral pelage are dark brown; the hairs are bicoloured, blackish brown at the base and brownish at the tip; there is a small cream-coloured spot on each shoulder but no dorsolateral flank stripe (Fig. 3 C). The pelage extends onto the inner margins of the interfemoral membrane and plagiopatagium. The muzzle is flesh-coloured and hairless. The wings and the interfemoral membrane are almost black and without conspicuous reticulation. In the wing, the second phalanx of the third digit (2 P 3 D) is long compared to the first phalanx and compared to FA; the phalanges of the fifth digit are long in comparison the fifth metacarpal (5 MET) (Table 2). The ears are brown, separated, distinctly rounded, and 10.1 mm in height. Each tragus is comparable in colour to the ear and is relatively narrow, with a straight anterior margin and a posterior margin that is gently convex, with a rounded tip (Fig. 4 K). The penis is dorsoventrally flattened, with a broad, trilobate distal portion. The baculum is small (GLB: 0.74 mm), and shaped like an inverted capital Y, with a straight, narrow distal portion and two bulbous posterior lobes (Fig. 5 I, Table 2).</p><p>The skull is small (GSL: 10.73 mm). The braincase is inflated, including its anterior part, such that postorbital constriction (PC) is 40.1 % of the greatest length of skull (GSL); BH is 47.8 % of GSL (Table 3). The rostrum is short, and the dorsal profile has a slight concavity (Fig. 6 E). The secondary cusp of the bifid anterior upper incisor (I 2) is well-defined and approximately half the height of the first; the posterior incisor (I 3) is small, compressed between I 2 and the canine and lies within the toothrow; the length of the upper canine is not known as it is reduced by wear in the holotype (Fig. 7 D). The upper premolar and three molars are unremarkable. The three lower incisors are compressed and well defined; the lower canine has a small crown area and is short; the lower premolars (p 2 and p 4) are reduced; the three lower molars are unremarkable (Fig. 7 D).</p><p>No echolocation calls were obtained for this species, and no acoustic data are therefore available.</p><p>Comparison with similar species.</p><p>Glauconycteris baka sp. nov. clearly differs from G. superba, G. gleni, G. variegata, G. machadoi, G. alboguttata, G. argentata, G. kenyacola, and G. egeria, by its smaller size (Tables 1, 2, 3) combined with a variety of other characters, including pelage colour and absence of wing reticulation (Figs 3, 8), shape of tragus (Fig. 4), bacular morphology (Fig. 5), cranial and dental morphology (Figs 6, 9, 10), and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4, Suppl. materials 3, 4).</p><p>Based on size, it is more similar to five Glauconycteris species: G. atra, G. curryae, G. beatrix, G. humeralis, and G. poensis (Tables 1, 2, 3). It differs from G. poensis in having dark brown rather than greyish brown pelage; absence of flank stripe (Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 6); essentially straight tragus rather than more crescent-shaped (Happold and Happold 2013: fig. 124 e); a Y-shaped baculum with expanded basal lobes as compared to V-shaped without expanded lobes (Happold and Happold 2013: fig. 128 e, f); a small skull with reduced rostrum and slightly concave profile as compared to a skull with a strongly concave profile (Figs 6 E, 9 D); and genetics (Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 4). It differs from G. beatrix, its closest phylogenetic species, in its Y-shaped baculum as opposed to an inverted V-shaped baculum with long, slender basal arms (Fig. 5 G, I) and its reduced rostrum coupled with the noticeably inflated anterior part of the braincase (Fig. 6 B, C, E). In addition to these morphological differences, the genetic distance between G. baka sp. nov. and G. beatrix is 8.9 % (Table 4), a value that clearly supports the taxonomic distinction between both lineages (Fig. 2, Suppl. materials 3, 4). It differs from G. humeralis in its shortened rostrum (Fig. 6 D, E), the shape of the baculum (Fig. 5 H, I), and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4, Suppl. material 3). In G. humeralis, the baculum is considered peg-shaped, based on a specimen from Uganda (Happold and Happold 2013: fig. 128 d). However, in a further specimen from DRC (HZM.1.8023), which compares more favourably in cranial and dental morphology to the holotype, and which was collected some 150 km from the type locality, the baculum (GLB: 0.60 mm) is shaped like an inverted ‘ V’, with basal lobes defined (Fig. 5 H). It differs from G. curryae in bacular morphology (Fig. 5 F, I) and in the shape of the skull, especially the dorsal profile of the rostrum and the braincase, which is much more globose in G. baka sp. nov. (Figs 6 E, 9 C). It is also distinct genetically (Fig. 2, Table 4, Suppl. materials 3, 4). It differs from G. atra in its more globose braincase, shortened rostrum (Fig. 6 E; Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 2) and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4).</p><p>Distribution and ecology.</p><p>Glauconycteris baka sp. nov. is currently known from the type locality, near Mambele village, at an elevation of 520 m a. s. l. in the Zone of Hunting Interests with Community Management (ZICGC) in the buffer zone of LNP, Cameroon (Fig. 11 D), where it was collected in a mist net set near a waterfall in a pocket of open canopy evergreen Congolian lowland forest. In addition, based on phylogenetic evidence, it is also present at Bongandjola, Melume, and Yoko (all in DRC) (Fig. 2; Hassanin et al. 2018: appendix 1).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5DDB12AE9F5855DDB94FF7D962005C06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
235F963AF4E75D45A80E567E9A05FC42.text	235F963AF4E75D45A80E567E9A05FC42.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris beatrix Thomas 1901	<div><p>Glauconycteris beatrix Thomas, 1901</p><p>New material.</p><p>AD.2023.11.25.182, ♂ (adult), 25 November 2023, intact forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.675&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.2871666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.675/lat 2.2871666)">Pont cassé platform</a>, in the core area of LNP, 2°17.23'N, 15°40.50'E, elevation 436 m a. s. l. The Cytb sequence showed a 99 % similarity with a specimen of G. beatrix from Cameroon (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038540) and is available in GenBank (PZ 425899) (Suppl. material 1).</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris beatrix is listed as LC (Least Concern) by IUCN in view of its wide distribution (Monadjem et al. 2017 f). Monadjem et al. (2024) included it from six localities in Cameroon (Fig. 11 D), and 29 localities in nine countries elsewhere in Africa: Angola, CAR, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone. Torrent et al. (2025 a) contributed a further four localities from Equatorial Guinea. In the light of current taxonomic research (Hassanin et al. 2018 and this study), this distribution will have to be reassessed.</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>This is a small species of Glauconycteris (FA: 36.3 mm; Tables 2, 3). The dorsal pelage is a deep brown with a pale spot on each shoulder and no lateral flank stripe (Fig. 3 B). The wings are mid to dark brown without conspicuous reticulation. The ears are rounded (Fig. 3 B). Each tragus has an almost straight anterior margin and an evenly rounded convex posterior margin (Fig. 4 I). The penis has a flattened trilobate tip. The baculum is small (GLB: 0.57 mm), ‘ V’ - shaped with the two long, slender basal arms (Fig. 5 G, Table 2). The skull (GSL: 11.56 mm) has a well-developed rostrum and a slightly concave profile (Fig. 6 B, C). The anterior upper incisor (I 2) is bicuspid with the secondary cusp well defined; the canines are moderately developed (Fig. 7 B).</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>Together with G. curryae, the individual was captured in a mist net over a stream within a closed canopy swamp forest in the central core area of LNP.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/235F963AF4E75D45A80E567E9A05FC42	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
B9300CA6249056B69D12226397B824D5.text	B9300CA6249056B69D12226397B824D5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris curryae Eger & Schlitter 2001	<div><p>Glauconycteris curryae Eger &amp; Schlitter, 2001</p><p>New material.</p><p>AD.2023.11.25.181, ♂ (adult), 25 November 2023, intact forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.675167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.2865" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.675167/lat 2.2865)">Pont cassé platform</a>, in the core area of LNP, 2°17.19'N, 15°40.51'E, elevation 440 m a. s. l. AD.2023.11.28.196, 1 ♀ (adult), 28 November 2023, intact forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7126665&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.2953334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7126665/lat 2.2953334)">near Bai petite savane platform</a>, in the core area of LNP, 2°17.72'N, 15°42.76'E, elevation 420 m a. s. l. The two Cytb sequences showed a 98–99 % similarity with a specimen of G. curryae from DRC (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038505) and are available in GenBank (PZ 458537; PZ 458538) (Suppl. material 1).</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris curryae is listed as DD (Data Deficient) by the IUCN Red List on account of the limited information known about its occurrence, status, threats, and ecological requirements (Schlitter 2019). In Cameroon, it was previously known from five localities including Bipindi, the type locality (Monadjem et al. 2024) (Fig. 11 C). Elsewhere in Africa, it is known from 11 localities in four countries: CAR, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>A medium-small species of Glauconycteris with a short forearm (FA: 35.1, 37.9 mm; Table 2) but a robust skull (GSL: 12.4 mm; Table 3). The dorsal pelage is characteristically orange-brown; the ventral pelage is rufous-brown. The dorsal hairs are conspicuously tricoloured, the basal half is blackish, followed by a narrow band of whitish buff, and brownish at the tip. Neither specimen has a pale spot on the shoulder or lateral flank stripes (Fig. 8 E). The wings are dark without reticulation. There is a black contour surrounding each eye. The ears are slightly elongated with a rounded tip. Each tragus has a straight anterior margin and an almost straight posterior margin with a rounded tip (Fig. 4 H). The penis has a flattened trilobate tip. The baculum is particularly small (GLB: 0.55 mm) (Table 2) and shaped like an inverted Y with distal shaft and basal lobes equally developed (Fig. 5 F). In the adult male, the skull is partly damaged, with a CCL of 11.11 mm, which is slightly shorter than the female (CCL: 11.49 mm). In both skulls the braincase is bulbous, and the dorsal profile is distinctly concave (Fig. 9 C). The anterior upper incisor (I 2) is bicuspid with the secondary cusp well defined.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>Both specimens were captured in mist nets in the central core area of LNP. The male was collected, together with G. beatrix (see below), over a stream within closed canopy swamp forest; the female was collected over a water course also in closed canopy forest. Elsewhere in Cameroon, the holotype, a pregnant female, was netted at 300 m a. s. l., 10 km west of Bipindi, over a pool in a vast stand of bamboo by a river; an additional female specimen was netted over a river pool near the south shore of Lake Barombi and another female netted at 460 m asl. over a forest stream, 67 km west of Ayos (Eger and Schlitter 2001).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B9300CA6249056B69D12226397B824D5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
A210E2C1B859500E98DC6475234B3118.text	A210E2C1B859500E98DC6475234B3118.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris egeria Thomas 1913	<div><p>Glauconycteris egeria Thomas, 1913</p><p>New material.</p><p>Mes 38, ♀ (adult), 29 November 2022, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.836833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.7856667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.836833/lat 3.7856667)">Blandjock village</a>, in the buffer zone of DBR, 3°47.14'N, 12°50.21'E, elevation 680 m a. s. l. The Cytb sequence showed a 99 % similarity with a specimen of G. egeria from CAR (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038546) (Suppl. material 1).</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris egeria is listed as DD (Data Deficient) by the IUCN Red List based on insufficient information on its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats, and conservation status (Jacobs et al. 2019 a). In Cameroon, it was previously known from five localities including the type locality of Bibundi (Monadjem et al. 2024) (Fig. 11 C). A specimen from the southern part of Mpem and Djim National Park (Atagana et al. 2018) and an individual from Centre Region of Cameroon, but without details (Waghiiwimbom et al. 2019) were omitted by Monadjem et al. (2024). Elsewhere in Africa, it is known from a further seven localities in the following countries: Equatorial Guinea, CAR, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>A medium-sized species of Glauconycteris (FA: 40.0 mm; Tables 2, 3) with dark brown dorsal and ventral pelage and a pale lateral stripe on each flank. The ears are characteristically angular and bicoloured with pale borders and a dark inner conch (Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 6; Grunwald et al. 2025: fig. 4 Z). Each tragus is crescent shaped with a convex posterior margin and a moderately concave anterior margin (Fig. 4 F). No data are available on the penis or baculum. The skull is robust (GSL: 13.72 mm), and the dorsal profile is concave (Fig. 9 B). The anterior upper incisor (I 2) is weakly bicuspid with the secondary cusp defined but small, there is a third cusplet visible on the cingulum; the upper canines are robust.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>This individual was collected in a mist net in degraded open canopy swamp forest in the buffer zone of DBR. Elsewhere, one individual was captured in a mist net in undisturbed montane forest, between 1,601 to 1,800 m asl., on Mount Cameroon (Mongombe et al. 2019; Bakwo-Fils et al. 2021). A male specimen was collected in a mist net set in a forest beside a river in the southern part of Mpem and Djim National Park (Atagana et al. 2018). An individual from Centre Region was captured in forest, but without further details (Waghiiwimbom et al. 2019).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A210E2C1B859500E98DC6475234B3118	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
422946B701445124B7758DAB29D9282C.text	422946B701445124B7758DAB29D9282C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris gleni Peterson & Smith 1973	<div><p>Glauconycteris gleni Peterson &amp; Smith, 1973</p><p>New material.</p><p>AD.2024.22.05.222, ♂ (subadult), 22 May 2024, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.356167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.2931666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.356167/lat 2.2931666)">Yenga fishing site</a>, within the Zone of Hunting Interests with Community Management (ZICGC) of LNP, 2°17.59'N, 15°21.37'E, elevation 560 m a. s. l. (Fig. 11 A) . This study provides the first Cytb sequences for G. gleni, which is available in GenBank (PZ 458539) (Suppl. material 1). The new Cytb sequence showed an 88 % similarity to a specimen of G. beatrix (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038538) and an 87 % similarity to a specimen of G. argentata (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038490), both from DRC.</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris gleni was previously known from three localities in three countries, Cameroon (type locality: near Lomie, ca 3°10.00'N, 13°37.00'E), Tanzania, and Uganda (Monadjem et al. 2024). Yenga fishing site is now the fourth locality known (Table 1). It is listed as DD (Data Deficient) by the IUCN Red List (Jacobs et al. 2019 b). Additionally, two unpublished and unregistered specimens without skulls from Uganda, provisionally referred to this species are held in the Natural History Museum UK (NHMUK). Of these, one from Sango Bay (Field no. 681) may be correctly assigned to G. gleni but the latter from Budo (Field no. 682), with a dark brown ventral pelage and very limited reticulation on its wings and interfemoral membrane is not.</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>This is a larger species of Glauconycteris (FA: 41.9 mm in this subadult specimen; Tables 2, 3) characterised by an exceptionally pale, almost pure white ventral pelage. The hairs on the back have fawn-coloured tips and grey bases; there are no pale shoulder spots or lateral flank stripes (Fig. 8 B). The wings are pale, with some veins showing, especially adjacent to the body and on the interfemoral membrane, but lacking the marked reticulation of G. variegata (Fig. 8 C). The face is greyish fawn with a pinkish tinge and with reduced hairs. The ears are sub-rectangular in outline with pronounced margins and a conspicuous semicircular basal lobe adjacent to the mouth (Fig. 8 B). Each tragus is almost semi-circular with an evenly rounded posterior margin and almost straight anterior one; it is pale like the ear; the basal lobe is large (Fig. 4 B). The penis has a flattened trilobate tip. The baculum (GLB: 0.89 mm) is shaped like an arrowhead, but with the basal lobes deflected downwards, forming a tent-like structure (Fig. 5 B). The skull is relatively long (GSL: 13.84 mm in this subadult specimen) but less robust than that of G. superba or G. argentata . The rostrum is well developed, and the dorsal profile is almost straight (Fig. 10 B). The first upper incisor (I 2) is robust and with a poorly defined secondary cusp. The upper and lower canines are also robust. The lower premolars are not conspicuously reduced.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>This individual was captured in a harp trap set over a stream surrounded by a patch of closed canopy forest far from human habitation within the ZICGC in the buffer zone of LNP. Glauconycteris lobeke sp. nov. was collected at the same location.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/422946B701445124B7758DAB29D9282C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
C5AF2404F3885C65BBB578DA25C08937.text	C5AF2404F3885C65BBB578DA25C08937.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris lobeke Gomeh-Djame & Bates & Juste & Suarez-Rubio & Torrent & García-Mudarra & Agodigo Ayangma & Yettore & Bilong Bilong & Bakwo-Fils 2026	<div><p>Glauconycteris lobeke sp. nov.</p><p>Glauconycteris cf. humeralis: Hassanin et al. (2018: fig. 4; tissue samples R 13-46 and R 13-98 from CAR).</p><p>Glauconycteris cf. humeralis: Torrent et al. (2025 a: 22; tissue samples EBD 190113 Lo and EBD 190116 from Equatorial Guinea).</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. Adult male (field number AD.2023.11.19.151), to be deposited at the Harrison Institute UK for safekeeping prior to establishing a formal collection at the Laboratory of Zoology, the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. Body preserved in alcohol, skull and baculum extracted, cleaned, and conserved. Collected by Aicha Gomeh-Djame, Junior Abiazhem and Eugenie Agodigo on 19 November 2023. The Cytb sequence is available in GenBank (PZ 425897) (Suppl. material 1) . Paratype. Adult female (field number AD.2024.22.05.215), deposited at the Laboratory of Zoology of the University of Yaoundé I. Body preserved in alcohol, skull extracted. Collected in <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.356167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.2931666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.356167/lat 2.2931666)">Yenga fishing site</a>, Forest Management Unit (FMU) of Lobéké National Park (LNP), East Region, Cameroon (2°17.59'N, 15°21.37'E) at 560 m a. s. l. by Aicha Gomeh-Djame and Guy Marcelin Bidias Nango on the 22 May 2024. The Cytb sequence is available in GenBank (PZ 425898) (Suppl. material 1) .</p><p>Type locality.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.529834&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.395" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.529834/lat 2.395)">Djombi village</a> within the Forest Management Unit (FMU) of the buffer zone of Lobéké National Park (LNP), East Region, Cameroon (2°23.70'N, 15°31.79'E), 570 m a. s. l. (Figs 11 C, 12).</p><p>Referred material.</p><p>Material attributable to G. lobeke sp. nov. includes tissue samples of two individuals, R 13-46 and R 13-98, captured and subsequently released in CAR in 2013, and two individuals (EBD 190113 Lo and EBD 190116), captured and subsequently released in mainland Equatorial Guinea in 2019 and 2023. All were referred to G. cf. humeralis based on their sequences (Hassanin et al. 2018; Torrent et al. 2025 a). Potentially, four individuals, one male (TTU 150384) and three females (TTU 150405, IT 2017-153 and IT 2017-133), which were collected in Cross River State, Nigeria, and were referred to G. cf. humeralis based on their brown to blackish brown pelage colour, with characteristic white shoulder spots (Tanshi et al. 2022), could also belong to this species.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This is a medium-small Glauconycteris (FA: 35.8, 35.9 mm; GSL: 12.24, 12.34 mm) (Tables 1, 2, 3). The dorsal and ventral pelage is sepia-brown to darker brown with a pale spot on each shoulder; the wings are mid-brown and without conspicuous reticulation (Fig. 3 A). The muzzle is brown, with short hairs. The ears are rounded; the tragus has a concave anterior margin, and a convex posterior margin; there is a well-defined basal lobe (Fig. 4 G). The baculum is small (GLB: 0.66 mm) and shaped like an inverted capital ‘ V’ with a very short distal tip and two long straight, narrow basal lobes (Fig. 5 E). The skull has a bulbous braincase, especially anteriorly, and a strongly concave dorsal profile; the rostrum is broad and flattened (Fig. 6 A). The secondary cusp of the bifid anterior upper incisor (I 2) is present but not well-defined; the upper and lower canines are robust; and the lower premolars (p 2 and p 4) are not reduced (Fig. 7 A).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species is named after Lobéké National Park, where the individuals were captured. We wish to draw attention to the important role the park can play in protecting a highly diverse fauna of Congolian forest bats, including new and rare species. The proposed French name is ‘ Chauve-souris papillon de Lobéké’ and the proposed English name is ‘ Lobéké butterfly bat’.</p><p>Description.</p><p>This is a medium-small Glauconycteris with a relatively large skull (GSL: 12.24, 12.34 mm) in comparison to its FA of 35.8, 35.9 mm (Tables 1, 2, 3). The dorsal and ventral pelage is sepia-brown to darker brown. The holotype has unicoloured hairs; they are bicoloured in the paratype, basally brown but with the tips a paler, more sepia mid-brown. Both specimens have a pale spot on each shoulder; neither specimen has a dorsolateral flank stripe. The muzzle is brown, with short hair. The wings and the interfemoral membrane are mid-brown without conspicuous reticulation. The interfemoral membrane is hirsute, especially adjacent to the tail, with the hairs extending beyond the posterior margin of the membrane (Fig. 3 A). The ears are brown, separated, rounded, and 7.5–9.8 mm in height. Each tragus is comparable in colour to the ear and is crescent-shaped, with a concave anterior margin and a convex posterior margin (Fig. 4 G). The penis is flattened, with a broad, trilobate distal portion. The baculum is shaped like an inverted capital ‘ V’, with a very short distal tip, and long, straight, narrow basal lobes (Fig. 5 E). The skull is characterised by its bulbous braincase. The braincase rises steeply above the rostrum, giving a strongly concave profile; in contrast, the rostrum appears flattened (Fig. 6 A). The first upper incisor (I 2) is well developed but with a small, inconspicuous secondary cusp (Fig. 7 A). The upper canine is robust and long. The upper premolar (P 4) is also relatively robust. The three upper molars are unremarkable. The three lower incisors are compressed. The lower canine is well developed, and the lower premolars (p 2 and p 4) are not conspicuously reduced (Fig. 7 A). The three lower molars are unremarkable.</p><p>Echolocation.</p><p>The echolocation calls of Glauconycteris lobeke sp. nov. are only known from the paratype. The sonotype structure is FM-QCF (Frequency Modulated-Quasi Constant Frequency) (Fig. 13) with Fppeak 41.15 kHz, Fmax 71.66 kHz, Fmin 43.97 kHz, Fstart 37.82 kHz, Fend 104.52 kHz, and Dur 2.69 ms.</p><p>Comparison with similar species.</p><p>Glauconycteris lobeke sp. nov. differs from G. superba, G. gleni, G. variegata, G. machadoi, G. alboguttata, G. argentata, G. kenyacola, and G. egeria by its smaller size (Tables 1, 2, 3) combined with a range of other characters, including pelage colour and absence of wing reticulation (Figs 3, 8), tragi morphology (Fig. 4), bacular morphology (Fig. 5), cranial and dental morphology (Figs 6, 9, 10), and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4, Suppl. materials 3, 4).</p><p>Based on size, it is more similar to six Glauconycteris species: G. atra, G. curryae, G. poensis, G. beatrix, G. humeralis, and G. baka sp. nov. In comparison to G. curryae, which has tricoloured hairs and no shoulder spot, G. lobeke sp. nov. has a shoulder spot with unicoloured or bicoloured hairs (Figs 3 A, 8 E). The shape of baculum also differs (Fig. 5 E, F), and in the skull, both have concave dorsal profiles but the braincase of G. lobeke sp. nov. is more developed anteriorly (Figs 6 A, 9 C). It differs from G. atra in the presence of a shoulder spot (although it is not known if this is a constant character) and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4). It differs from G. poensis in having chestnut to darker brown pelage rather than greyish brown pelage and is without a dorsolateral flank stripe (Fig. 3 A, Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 6). It differs from G. beatrix in the shape of the skull, especially the rostrum, giving a strongly concave dorsal profile as compared to a weakly concave profile (Fig. 6 A, B, C); the shape of the baculum (Fig. 5 E, G); and genetics (Fig. 2, Table 4, Suppl. materials 3, 4). It differs from G. humeralis in skull morphology, with the braincase of G. lobeke sp. nov. more robust and broad anteriorly, and with the rostrum also broader and more flattened (Fig. 6 A, D); it also differs in the shape of the baculum, which has more robust basal lobes in G. humeralis (Fig. 5 E, H). As noted above, in G. humeralis, the baculum is considered peg-shaped with one lobe, based on a specimen from Uganda (Hill and Harrison 1987). However, in a further specimen from DRC (HZM.1.8023), which compares favourably in cranial, dental, and external morphology to the holotype, and which was collected some 150 km from the type locality, the baculum is shaped like an inverted V but with basal lobes shorter and broader (Fig. 5 H). It differs from G. baka sp. nov., described above, in its more robust dentition and in the size and shape of the skull, especially the broad, flattened rostrum with its markedly concave dorsal profile (Fig. 6 A, E). The baculum of G. lobeke sp. nov. is an inverted V-shape as compared to an inverted Y-shape, with expanded basal lobes of G. baka sp. nov. (Fig. 5 E, I). Finally, the molecular analyses show that G. lobeke sp. nov. is phylogenetically close to G. atra from which it differs by 4.7 % in the Cytb sequences whereas it differs by 13.5 % with G. humeralis s. s. (Table 4).</p><p>Distribution and ecology.</p><p>The holotype of G. lobeke sp. nov. was captured in a triple high net set near Djombi village at an elevation of 570 m a. s. l. This is within a Forest Management Unit (FMU) of the buffer zone of LNP (Fig. 11 C). The surrounding area was predominantly small patches of heavily degraded swamp evergreen forest (Fig. 12). The paratype was collected from Yenga fishing site in a harp trap in disturbed forest within the FMU. Additional individuals (based on tissue samples only as the specimens were released) with comparable genetics are included in Hassanin et al. (2018), namely R 13-46 and R 13-98 from Dzanga-Sangha, southern CAR, and in Torrent et al. (2025 a), namely PV 917324 (= EBD 190113 Lo) and PV 917326 (= EBD 190116) from Ciudad de la Paz, 1°37.01'N, 10°52.83'E in mainland Equatorial Guinea.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5AF2404F3885C65BBB578DA25C08937	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
06CE49EF1DA95EFAAB36ADC0F1399852.text	06CE49EF1DA95EFAAB36ADC0F1399852.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris poensis (Gray 1842)	<div><p>Glauconycteris poensis (Gray, 1842)</p><p>New material.</p><p>There is no new material from Cameroon.</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris poensis is listed as LC (Least Concern) by IUCN based on its wide distribution and presumed large population (Monadjem et al. 2017 d). However, in Cameroon it is relatively rare, recorded from just two localities (Monadjem et al. 2024) (Fig. 11 D). Elsewhere in Africa, it is known from Benin, CAR, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, and Togo (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description.</p><p>A medium-small species of Glauconycteris (FA: 32–41 mm), with females larger than males (Happold and Happold 2013) (Table 1). The dorsal pelage is medium to dark greyish brown and there is usually a stripe on each flank and a pale spot on each shoulder (Hassanin et al. 2018: fig. 6), although sometimes one or both are absent. The wings are dark without conspicuous reticulation. The ears are rounded; each tragus has a concave anterior margin and a convex posterior margin (Happold and Happold 2013: fig. 124 e). The baculum is variable but essentially shaped like an inverted ‘ V’ (Happold and: fig. 128 e, f). The skull has bulbous braincase, and the dorsal profile is distinctly concave (Fig. 9 D). The anterior upper incisor (I 2) is weakly bicuspid.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>There are no new data on the ecology of this species in Cameroon.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/06CE49EF1DA95EFAAB36ADC0F1399852	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
73CFA6F2716854838A9AF88FEA33D18B.text	73CFA6F2716854838A9AF88FEA33D18B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris superba Hayman 1939	<div><p>Glauconycteris superba Hayman, 1939</p><p>New material.</p><p>Mes 26, ♂ (adult), 27 November 2022, swamp open canopy forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.825334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.7951667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.825334/lat 3.7951667)">Mba’a village</a>, buffer zone of DBR, 3°47.71'N, 12°49.52'E, elevation 665 m a. s. l. This is the first record of the species from Cameroon (Fig. 11 A) . The Cytb sequence showed a 99 % similarity with a specimen of G. superba from DRC (Hassanin et al. 2018: MF 038552) and is available in GenBank (PZ 458541) (Suppl. material 1).</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Although only known previously from seven localities in Africa (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a), G. superba is listed as LC (Least Concern) by the IUCN Red List based on its wide distribution (Monadjem et al. 2017 a). The new locality lies equidistant between two West African records from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and the four records from central Africa in DRC and South Sudan (ACR 2024; Monadjem et al. 2024). It complements the new record from ‘ Monte Alen’ National Park in mainland Equatorial Guinea (Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>This is the largest species of Glauconycteris (FA: 46.0 mm; Tables 2, 3). The dark brown / black and creamy-white pelage of the Cameroon specimen (Fig. 8 A) is comparable in colour and pattern with the holotype of G. s. sheila Hayman, 1946, which was collected from Oda in Ghana (5°55.20'N, 0°55.80'W), and with a specimen from South Sudan illustrated in Reeder et al. (2013: fig. 2). The wings are dark without conspicuous reticulation. The ears are angular; each tragus is crescent shaped with a strongly convex, almost semi-circular posterior margin and a slightly concave anterior margin (Fig. 4 A). The penis is creamy-white at the base and has a dark, flattened trilobate tip. The baculum is relatively large for Glauconycteris (GLB: 1.11 mm) and shaped like an inverted U with a very short distal tip and robust, long, curved basal lobes (Fig. 5 A). The skull is robust (Fig. 10 A). The first upper incisor (I 2) is unicuspid; the canines are particularly robust.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>This individual was collected in a mist net in a degraded open canopy swamp forest in DBR, surrounded by unpaved roads, cocoa plantations, and scattered dwellings.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/73CFA6F2716854838A9AF88FEA33D18B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
3E977F7D4BB455A89145177D70E64CEA.text	3E977F7D4BB455A89145177D70E64CEA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes 1861)	<div><p>Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)</p><p>New material.</p><p>AD.2024.Z 73, ♂ (adult), 24 November 2024, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.628834&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.037" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.628834/lat 2.037)">Zega village</a>, within the Zone of Hunting Interests with Community Management (ZICGC) in the buffer zone of LNP, 2°2.22'N, 15°37.73'E, elevation 435 m a. s. l. (Fig. 11 A) . Morphological evidence was sufficiently robust to identify the species unambiguously.</p><p>Status and distribution.</p><p>Glauconycteris variegata is listed as LC (Least Concern) by the IUCN Red List on account of its wide distribution and presumed large population (Monadjem et al. 2017 b). It was previously known from two localities in Cameroon (Monadjem et al. 2024). Elsewhere in Africa, there are many records from Angola, Benin, Botswana, CAR, Chad, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (Monadjem et al. 2024; Torrent et al. 2025 a).</p><p>Description of new material.</p><p>A medium-large species of Glauconycteris (FA: 41.2 mm; Tables 2, 3), which is characterised by its yellowish-orange wings which have conspicuous dark brown reticulations (Fig. 8 C). The dorsal hairs are whitish at the base, and yellowish or brownish at the tip while the ventral hairs are paler (Fig. 8 C). There is no pale spot on the shoulders or lateral flank stripes. The ears are light brown, with rounded tips and a basal fleshy lobe near the mouth. Each tragus is broad and short, with the anterior margin slightly concave and the posterior margin evenly convex (Fig. 4 C). The penis has a flattened trilobate tip. Based on Hill and Harrison (1987), the baculum is variable in morphology and size. The one illustrated (Fig. 5 C) is from an extralimital specimen from Kenya (HZM.1.1770) and is 1.51 mm in length; shaped like a bottle, the base is curved and hollowed out ventrally. It corresponds to the baculum illustrated in Happold and Happold (2013: fig. 128 h) from Mozambique. In the skull, the braincase is robust; the rostrum is short and the dorsal profile weakly concave (Fig. 10 C). The first upper incisor (I 2) is robust and unicuspid.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>This individual was collected in a mist net over a small waterhole in degraded habitat. It was close to an unpaved road, a cocoa plantation, and a settlement within the ZICGC in the buffer zone of LNP.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3E977F7D4BB455A89145177D70E64CEA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha;Bates, Paul J. J.;Juste, Javier;Suarez-Rubio, Marcela;Torrent, Laura;García-Mudarra, Juan Luis;Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie;Yettore, Félécité;Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix;Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise	Gomeh-Djame, Aicha, Bates, Paul J. J., Juste, Javier, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Torrent, Laura, García-Mudarra, Juan Luis, Agodigo Ayangma, Eugenie, Yettore, Félécité, Bilong Bilong, Charles Félix, Bakwo-Fils, Eric-Moise (2026): An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282: 161-204, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
