Chaerephon plicatus(Wrinkled-lipped Free-tailed bat)
First recorded in Sri Lanka in 1931 from Kumbalgamuwa, was initially identified as a subspecies based on three specimens collected by Phillips (1932). After 65 years, a single specimen was captured in 1996 in Bulathsinhala. Despite extensive field studies, this species has only been documented twice in Sri Lanka. Currently the species is listed as […]
Hipposideros srilankaensis (Sri lanka leaf nosed bat)
Hipposideros srilankaensis: the newly identified bat species endemic to Sri Lanka! It was long misclassified as H. galeritus, but recent research based on morphology, genetics, and echolocation call analyses confirmed it’s a distinct species found only in Sri Lanka Found in small caves,old houses,culverts,disused wells and overhanging rocks.This leaf-nosed bat is another reminder of how […]