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British Museum, referido por Dobson em 1878, é a única
referência desta espécie para a Madeira. Apesar da presença
de Tadarida teniotis ser facilmente detectada – as
suas chamadas de ecolocação são conspícuas e mesmo
audíveis ao ouvido humano (Russo & Jones, 2002) – esta
espécie nunca foi observada na ilha com qualquer dos métodos
de estudo usados. Este facto poderá indicar que os
morcegos -rabudos na Madeira são extremamente raros ou
extinguiram -se entre os séculos XIX e XXI.
Especímenes de Molossidae capturados na Madeira:
Tadarida teniotis:
Um espécimen conservado no British Museum (Dobson,
1878).
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REPTILIA
José Jesus
Universidade da Madeira, Departamento de Biología, Campus da
Penteada, 9000 -120 Funchal, Portugal; e -mail: jesus@uma.pt
Antes da chegada dos portugueses ao arquipélago da
Madeira, a fauna reptiliana destas ilhas resumia -se a duas
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seum referred by Dobson in 1878, is the only reference of
this species in Madeira. Although the presence of Tadarida
teniotis is easily revealed – its echolocation calls are conspicuous
and even audible to the unaided ear (Russo & Jones
2002) – this species was never observed on the island by
any of the methods used. This might indicate that European
free -tailed bats in Madeira are very rare or have gone extinct
between the XIX and XXI centuries.
Molossid specimens captured in Madeira include:
Tadarida teniotis:
One specimen preserved in the British Museum (Dobson,
1878).
Before the arrival of the first settlers to the archipelago of
Madeira, the only extant terrestrial reptiles in these islands