First record of <i>Ardops nichollsi</i> from Antigua, Lesser Antilles

Lindsay, Kevel; Kwiecinski, Gary G.; Pedersen, Scott C.; Bacle, Jean-Pierre; Genoways, Hugh H.

doi:10.1515/mamm.2009.070

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“…Regardless, the bat fauna of St. Lucia is depau¬ perate relative to the neighboring islands. Its species inventory could change with the next expedition to the island, as we have seen with some of our earlier work (Lindsay et al 2010;Beck et al 2016). Nevertheless, it can be informative to examine potential reasons as to why only nine species have been taken on the island un¬ der conditions and field efforts that have yielded larger numbers of species on other Lesser Antillean islands.…”

Section: The Distribution Of Bats Throughout the Lesser Antillessupporting

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Bats of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles

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Kwiecinski²,

Genoways³

et al. 2018

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Eight species of bat have been previously recorded from the island of Saint Lu¬ cia: Noctilio leporinus, Monophyllus plethodon, Artibeus jamaicensis, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Ardops nichollsi, Sturnira paulsoni, Molossus molossus, and Tadarida brasiliensis. Herein, we add a ninth species to the fauna-Pteronotus davyi. These nine species represent nine genera from four families: Noctilionidae, Mormoopidae, Phyllostomidae, and Molossidae. This fauna includes four trophic guilds: N. lepori¬ nus (piscivore/insectivore), M. plethodon (nectarivore/pollenivore), A. jamaicensis x schwartzi, B. cavernarum, A. nichollsi, and S. paulsoni (frugivores), and P. davyi, M. molossus, and T. brasiliensis (insectivores). Based on its geographic location, the bat fauna of St. Lucia is enigmatic in regard to species dispersal along the Lesser Antillean archipelago. Natalus stramineus and M. martiniquensis are present on Martinique im¬ mediately to the north, and Micronycteris buriri, P. fuscus, Glossophaga longirostris, and Artibeus lituratus are found on St. Vincent directly to the south, yet these six species are conspicuously absent on St. Lucia. Moreover, the St. Lucian population of Artibeus resides at the northern edge of a fascinating hybrid zone involving three species, A. jamaicensis, A. planirostris, and A. schwartzi. In light of these observations, we provide a framework for analyzing the biogeographical patterns of the regional fauna to see if there is something about St. Lucia that is unique. We posit that a number of complex geological and ecological factors account for the depauperate bat fauna observed on the island as well as the formation of the Artibeus hybrid zone in the southern Lesser Antilles.

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Section: The Distribution Of Bats Throughout the Lesser Antillessupporting

confidence: 56%

“…Are the species discussed above actually "missing" from the chiropteran fauna of St. Lucia? This could change with the next additional field expedition to the island (sensu Lindsay et al 2010;Beck et al 2016). In the future, acoustic surveys should be utilized to help focus mist netting efforts.…”

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Bats of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles

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Genoways³

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“…Therefore, the monotypic genus Ardops is com¬ prised of five subspecies: A. n. montserratensis-Mont¬ serrat (Pedersen et al 1996(Pedersen et al , 2009, Nevis (Pedersen et al 2003), St. Eustatius (Jones and Schwartz 1967), St. Kitts (Pedersen et al 2005), St. Martin (Genoways et al 2007b), Saba (Genoways et al 2007a), Antigua (Lindsay et al 2010), Guadeloupe , and Marie Galante (McCarthy and Henderson 1992); A. n. nichollsi-Dominica (Genoways et al 2001); A. n. koopmani-Martinique (Jones and Schwartz 1967); A. n. luciae-St. Lucia (Pedersen et al in press); and A. n. vincentensis- St. Vincent (R. Larsen et al 2017).…”

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Bats of Saint Vincent, Lesser Antilles

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Genoways³

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The chiropteran fauna of the island of Saint Vincent, represented by 12 species, is among the most complex in the Lesser Antilles, being represented by four families including Noctilionidae (1 species), Mormoopidae (1), Phyllostomidae (8), and Molossidae (2). This fauna includes four trophic guilds as represented by Noctilio leporinus (piscivore/insectivore); Glossophaga longirostris and Monophyllusplethodon (nectarivore/pollenivore); Artibeus lituratus,A. schwartzi, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Ardops nichollsi, mdSturnira paulsoni (frugivore); and Pteronotusfuscus, Micronycteris buriri, Molossus molossus, and Tadarida brasiliensis (insectivore). One species-Micronyc¬ teris buriri-and two subspecies-Sturnira paulsoni paulsoni and Ardops nichollsi vincentensis-are endemic to the island. Recent advancements in population genomics have led to the discovery of the reticulated evolutionary history of Artibeus schwartzi and it is likely that the formation of the hybrid evolutionary trajectory of this species is linked with classical island biogeography. The bat fauna of St. Vincent is unique in the West Indies, characterized by being a crossroads for species, an outpost for both northern and southern species, the boundary for a multi-island bat fauna as marked by Koopman's Line, and a site of endemism. Based on our studies, we place the bat fauna of St. Vincent as the southern-most island in the Lesser Antillean Faunal Core.

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