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Cheiromeles: Naked Bats, or Hairless Bats
This genus is unique among bats in several respects: the essentially naked appearance, the great development of the throat sacs, and the wing pouches. A pouch is present in both sexes along the sides of the body, formed by an extension of a fold of skin to the upper arm bone and to the upper leg bone. This pouch opens toward the rear and is 25-50 mm deep. The folded wings are pushed into these pouches by the hind feet; the first toe of each hind foot is opposable to the other toes and is supplied with a flattened nail instead of a claw. [eng] |
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Chiroptera Molossidae Cheiromeles, World Distribution Table
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