BEEHIVE CAVE, Maheshwaram
17.266700,78.700000
Description
A relatively large colony of apparently pious horseshoe bats (Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850) performs daily excretion rites in the cellar of an ancient temple (KAUR, H et al. 2011). SITUATION: In an unidentified location near Maheshwaram (17°16' N, 78°42' E) (note 1), which is said to have been found somewhere in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (KAUR, H et al. 2011). CAVE LIFE - bats (Chiroptera): While conducting surveys to document hipposiderid bats in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, we discovered a colony of large sized roundleaf bats in the cellar of an ancient temple near Maheshwaram (17°16' N, 78°42' E) on 23 March 2010. A voucher specimen was collected, identified as Hipposideros lankadiva [note 2] using the South Asian Bat Key (Srinivasulu et al. 2010) and preserved and deposited (OUNHM.CHI.6.2010) in the Natural History Museum of Osmania University, Hyderabad (KAUR, H et al. 2011).A relatively large colony of apparently pious horseshoe bats (Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart 1850) performs daily excretion rites in the cellar of an ancient temple (KAUR, H et al. 2011). SITUATION: In an unidentified location near Maheshwaram (17°16' N, 78°42' E) (note 1), which is said to have been found somewhere in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (KAUR, H et al. 2011). CAVE LIFE - bats (Chiroptera): While conducting surveys to document hipposiderid bats in and around Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, we discovered a colony of large sized roundleaf bats in the cellar of an ancient temple near Maheshwaram (17°16' N, 78°42' E) on 23 March 2010. A voucher specimen was collected, identified as Hipposideros lankadiva [note 2] using the South Asian Bat Key (Srinivasulu et al. 2010) and preserved and deposited (OUNHM.CHI.6.2010) in the Natural History Museum of Osmania University, Hyderabad (KAUR, H et al. 2011).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Kaur, Harpreet, Venkatashwarlu, P, Srinivasulu, C & Srinivasulu, Bhargavi 2011.
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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21.3 | ROBBERS' CAVE, Hyderabad: Begampet | ||
39.3 | YADGIR CAVES | ||
203.9 | PAPAMMAGUTTA, Chintagudem (Cave on) | ||
236.1 | GANGAPUR CAVES | ||
239.2 | KAVI BHIMPUR | ||
313.4 | PATTISAM ISLAND (Cave on) | ||
317.2 | GAORARA CAVES | ||
318.3 | BIJASAN CAVE | ||
319.9 | BHANDAK CAVES |