Re-evaluation of a Colombian record of Sturnira thomasi De La Torre and Schwartz, 1966 (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae)

ABSTRACT: We discuss the first geographic record of Sturnira thomasi for Colombia, reported by Cuartas-Calle and Muñoz (1999) based on a single specimen. The species, previously known from two islands in the Lesser Antilles, was mainly characterized by the absence of the third lower molar, a trait also present in the Colombian specimen. We review morphological characters described for Sturnira species, which positively identify this specimen as S. ludovici, a montane species recorded from several other localities in the Central Andes of Colombia. At the same time, we show that the absence of a third molar is not a reliable character to identify S. thomasi because it is a trait that also occurs, at least, in S. ludovici. Based on the new identification of the specimen, we conclude the absence of S. thomasi in the Colombian territory. Morphological and geographic data are reviewed to support our conclusions.

• Autores: Martínez Arias, Víctor Manuel; Solari Torres, Sergio; Díaz Nieto, Juan Fernando
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2010
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/42995
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/42995
• Palabra clave: Colombia; Anomalías Dentarias; Tooth Abnormalities; Distribución Animal; Animal Distribution; Morfología animal; Animal morphology; Sturnira thomasi; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_421; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003105; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014071; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063147
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/