Dobsonia magna Thomas 1905

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 319

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11339847
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scientific name	Dobsonia magna Thomas 1905
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Dobsonia magna Thomas 1905 View in CoL

Dobsonia magna Thomas 1905 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 16: 423.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Mambare River, Tamata, 100 ft. (33 m.).

Vernacular Names: New Guinea Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Waigeo, Yapen, Batanta, and Misool Isls through New Guinea to N Queensland ( Australia); possibly the Aru Isls.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened as D. moluccense magna . IUCN 2003 – Not listed.

Discussion: moluccensis species group. Often included in moluccensis (e.g., Koopman, 1979; Hill, 1983), but see Bergmans and Sarbini (1985). Also see Flannery (1995 a, b).