Centurio senex

J. E. Gray, 1842

Wrinkle-faced Bat

Ventral view shows lattice in extended wings. Also as Lattice-winged Bat.
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Location:Mexico, GRO, Agua del ObispoDate taken:Jan 1, 1972Description:Ventral view shows lattice in extended wings. Also as Lattice-winged Bat.

Distribution :

Venezuela to Tamaulipas and Sinaloa (Mexico); Trinidad and Tobago

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 218

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Tribe: Stenodermatini
Genus: Centurio

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324283

Original name as described

Centurio senex

Other common names

Lattice-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:2002.509

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06a26abf-a891-4cde-8027-95a57757df95 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ba10512-7b29-421c-a333-d65c759e985b

Type locality

"Amboyna." Restricted by G. G. Goodwin in 1946 to "Realejo, Nicaragua."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Belize · Colombia · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005021

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Centurio senex

J. E. Gray, 1842

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

senex

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:2002.509

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Amboyna

Type locality

Nicaragua.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06a26abf-a891-4cde-8027-95a57757df95 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ba10512-7b29-421c-a333-d65c759e985b

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324283

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1844:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40020012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57405)
Gray (1866:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
Flower & Lydekker (1891:676, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)
Trouessart (1904:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Goodwin (1946:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Goodwin & Greenhall (1961:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1682)
Burt & Stirton (1961:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
Goodwin (1969:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
Corbet & Hill (1980:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:153, 154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Owen (1987:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55010683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17399)
McCarthy (1987:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1818)
Corbet & Hill (1991:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4133/22009493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Geluso, Geluso, Lemen & Freeman (2026:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/73096)

Centurio flavogularis

H. Lichtenstein & W. C. H. Peters, 1854

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

flavogularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 398, ZMB 85627

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Cuba.

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11068235

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Centurio mexicanus

de Saussure, 1860

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 515.86, MHNG 516.10

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Habite les régions chaudes du Mexique.

Type locality

Mexico.

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264777

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Centurio mcmurtrii

H. Allen, 1861

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mcmurtrii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8289 (= USNM:MAMM:A37806)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mirador, Mexico

Type locality

Mexico: Veracruz.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31a0fe009-6234-4ec6-adaa-ab7f39d2d803

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683488

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Centurio flavigularis:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

flavigularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

346

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Trichocorytes macmurtrii:

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macmurtrii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627566

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1866:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)

Centurio minor

H. L. Ward, 1891

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Cerro de los Pajaros, Las Vegas, Vz.

Type locality

Mexico: Veracruz.

Authority page

750

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41208274

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Centurio macmurtrii:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

macmurtrii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422949

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Centurio senex greenhalli

Paradiso, 1968

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

greenhalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:346847

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Port of Spain, St. George County, Trinidad. The specimen was taken in a Putranjwa tree in Memorial Park (plate XV).

Type locality

Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad: 10°40′N, 61°31′8″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bcbeab29-e875-495c-96f0-2910b27ee759

Authority page

601

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

Koopman (1994:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Centurio senex senex:

Watkins, J. K. Jones, & Genoways, 1972

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

senex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
Hall (1981:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
McCarthy (1987:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1818)
Koopman (1994:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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