Pteronotus (Pteronotus) gymnonotus Natterer 1843

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Mormoopidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 426-428 : 427

Pteronotus (Pteronotus) gymnonotus Natterer 1843

Pteronotus (Pteronotus) gymnonotus Natterer 1843 , in: Wagner, Arch. Naturgesch., Vol. 9: 367.

Type Locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuiaba (= Cuyaba).

Vernacular Names: Big Naked-backed Bat.

Synonyms: Pteronotus (Pteronotus) centralis Goodwin 1942 ; Pteronotus (Pteronotus) suapurensis J. A. Allen 1904 .

Distribution: S Veracruz ( Mexico) south to Peru, NE and C Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Pteronotus . Includes suapurensis ; see Smith (1977).