@article{Thong_2013, title={An updated list of leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideridae) from Vietnam and key features of Hipposideros alongensis}, volume={35}, url={https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjbio/article/view/3101}, DOI={10.15625/0866-7160/v35n2.3101}, abstractNote={<p>This paper provided a review of leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideridae) from Vietnam and important characteristics of a Vietnamese endemic bat species. In previous publications including bats of Vietnam, records of four species (<em>Hipposideros bicolor</em>, <em>H. fulvus</em>, <em>H. turpis</em>, <em>Paracoelops megalotis</em>) resulted from improper identification. Without doubt, records of <em>Hipposideros turpis</em> from Vietnam resulted from misidentification of materials of Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat (<em>Hipposideros alongensis</em>), an endemic bat species to Vietnam. Its external features are similar to those of Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat (<em>Hipposideros larvatus</em>). However, Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat and Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat are distinguished by body size, molecular data, and echolocation frequency. On the other hand, <em>H. alongensis</em> comprises two distinct subspecies: Bourret’s Leaf-nosed Bat (<em>H. a. alongensis</em>) and Sung’s Leaf-nosed Bat (<em>H. a. sungi</em>). Of which, <em>H. a. sungi </em>distributes in two national parks (Cuc Phuong and Ba Be) and two nature reserves (Huu Lien and Na Hang) whereas <em>H. a. alongensis</em> distributes in two national parks (Cat Ba and Bai Tu Long) and other islands within Ha Long Bay.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Academia Journal of Biology}, author={Thong, Vu Dinh}, year={2013}, month={Jul.}, pages={178–184} }