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It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1901 by British zoologist [[Oldfield Thomas]].<ref name="Thomas 1901">{{cite journal| last=Thomas| first=O.| year=1901| title=XLVII.— New species of Saccopteryx, Sciurus, Rhipidomys, and Tatu from South America| journal=The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology| series=7| volume=7| issue=39|pages=367-368| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195909}}</ref> |
It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1901 by British zoologist [[Oldfield Thomas]].<ref name="Thomas 1901">{{cite journal| last=Thomas| first=O.| year=1901| title=XLVII.— New species of Saccopteryx, Sciurus, Rhipidomys, and Tatu from South America| journal=The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology| series=7| volume=7| issue=39|pages=367-368| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195909}}</ref> |
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Thomas identified "Mr. Wickham" as the collector of the [[holotype]], possibly referring to British explorer [[Henry Wickham (explorer)|Henry Wickham]] who also collected bird specimens in South America.<ref name="">{{cite journal| last1=Sclater| first1= P. L.| last2= Salvin| first2= O.| last3= Wickham| first3= H. A.| year=1867| title= List of Birds Collected on the Blewfields River, Mosquito Coast, by Mr. Henry Wickham| journal= Zoological Society| volume=1867| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-O8KAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA278&ots=L4TecpeF-v&dq=henry%20wickham%20collected&pg=PA278#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> |
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The [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''gymnura''" is from [[Ancient Greek]] "''[[wiktionary:γυμνός|gumnós]]''" meaning "naked" and "''[[wiktionary:οὐρά|ourá]]''" meaning "tail." |
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Thomas wrote, "the nakedness of the [[interfemoral membrane|interfemoral [membrane]]] will readily distinguish this bat from any of its allies."<ref name="Thomas 1901"/> |
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The Amazonian sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx gymnura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South America.[2] It is found in northern Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and possibly Venezuela.[1]
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1901 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.[3] Thomas identified "Mr. Wickham" as the collector of the holotype, possibly referring to British explorer Henry Wickham who also collected bird specimens in South America.[4] The species name "gymnura" is from Ancient Greek "gumnós" meaning "naked" and "ourá" meaning "tail." Thomas wrote, "the nakedness of the interfemoral [membrane] will readily distinguish this bat from any of its allies."[3]
References
- ^ a b Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Saccopteryx gymnura". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19806A22005356.
- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Thomas, O. (1901). "XLVII.— New species of Saccopteryx, Sciurus, Rhipidomys, and Tatu from South America". The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. 7. 7 (39): 367–368.
- ^ Sclater, P. L.; Salvin, O.; Wickham, H. A. (1867). "List of Birds Collected on the Blewfields River, Mosquito Coast, by Mr. Henry Wickham". Zoological Society. 1867.
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