Published October 10, 2025
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New insights into the distribution of Myotis riparius Handley, 1960 (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in northern Central America: first records for Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador
Authors/Creators
- 1. Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza, Guatemala City, Guatemala|Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- 2. Neotropical Bat Acoustic Assessments, Canadian Lakes, United States of America
- 3. University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland|Asociación Para La Sostenibilidad e Investigación Científica en Honduras (ASICH), Francisco Morazán, Honduras
- 4. PANTHERA, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- 5. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- 6. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- 7. Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- 8. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America
Description
We provide new records of Myotis riparius Handley, 1960, expanding its known range in northern Central America. These include the first confirmed records for Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador, as well as new localities in Honduras and Nicaragua. An individual was collected in Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge, Izabal, Guatemala. Acoustic vouchers confirm its presence in the Maya Mountains of Belize and Ahuachapán and Sonsonate, El Salvador. This finding highlights the importance of combining capture and acoustic sam‑ pling, and reanalyzing archived recordings as new vocal signatures are validated.
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