Taphozous melanopogon
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Male Taphozous melanopogon (Bulathsinghala, Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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Male Taphozous melanopogon (Bulathsinghala, Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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Female Taphozous melanopogon (Bulathsinghala, Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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Male Taphozous melanopogon (Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India)

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Female Taphozous melanopogon (Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka)

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Tail and interfemoral membrane of Taphozous melanopogon

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A large colony of female Taphozous melanopogon were seen roosting on the side of this rock face in broad daylight (Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka)

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Taphozous melanopogon roosting in Daultabad Fort, near Aurangabad (Maharashtra, India)

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Dorsal view of Taphozous melanopogon (Daultabad Fort, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India)

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Occlusal views of maxillary (above) and mandibular (below) dentition of Taphozous perforatus (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). Scale = 5 mm

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Rock fortress at Sigiriya (Sri Lanka): local species include Taphozous melanopogon, Hipposideros speoris, Rhinolophus rouxii and Hesperoptenus tickelli

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Habitat of Taphozous melanopogon, Rousettus leschenaulti, Tadarida plicata and Hipposideros speoris at Bulathsinghala (Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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External, cranial and dental measurements

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