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Taxon: Species Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - greater bulldog bat (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 32.
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Types

Type, by synonymy, of: Noctilio (Genus) Linnaeus, 1766
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Noctilio leporinus leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 2005: 2 Apr 2013. [inferred]

Combinations

Basionym: Vespertilio leporinus Linnaeus, 1758

Homonyms

Junior secondary homonym: Noctilio leporinus Gervais, 1856, nom. illeg. Ref: N.B. Simmons, 2005: 429.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: grote hazelipvleermuis Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: greater bulldog bat
: fisherman bat
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