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First provincial record of desert yellow bat Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

First provincial record of desert yellow bat Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

First provincial record of desert yellow bat Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Salim1, Arshad Javid2*, Ali Hussain2, Faiz-ur-Rahman3, Hamidullah4 

 1Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Main Campus, Sheringal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
4Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

 A two year survey extending from June 2010 through May 2012 was conducted in Malakand, Dir and Swat districts in Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Twenty two desert yellow bat (Scotoecus pallidus) specimens were captured using mist and hand nets. The morphological features of the captured specimens were compared with available literature. This paper documents first record of S. pallidus from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Punjab University Journal of Zoology

June

Vol.39, Iss. 1, Pages 01-134

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