Recent records of bats (Chiroptera) from Cambodia

Twelve bat species have been collected recently from Cambodia, the majority from the Cardamom Mountains. Ten of these represent the first authenticate d records for the country, namely: Megaerops niphanne, Rhinolophus luctus, Myotis annectans, Tylonycteris pachypus, T. robustula, Pipistrellus coroman dra, Arielulus circumdatus, Hesperoptenus tickelli, H. blanfordi and Scotop hilus heathii. They increase the number of bat species positively identifie d from Cambodia to forty. Measurements, taxonomic notes and distribution da ta within Cambodia are included for each of the twelve species.