MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN MALUKU POPULATIONS OF SYCONYCTERIS AUSTRALIS (PETER, 1867) (CHIROPTERA PTEROPODIDAE)

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Abstract - The skull, dentary, dental and external morphology of populations of Syconycteris australis from Ambon, Seram, Kai, Aru, and New Guinea Islands were compared using univariate and multivariate statistics. The Ambon and Seram populations are distinct and recognised as S. a. major Andersen, 1911, although it may warrant recognition as a separate species. The Kai Island population is morphologically distinct from those of New Guinea but are conjoined by the Aru Island population. The taxonomic status of the Kai Island population is indeterminate.