The present project is on the taxonomy and zoogeography of Indian bats. It has been estimated by the present worker that a total of 116 species of bats belonging to two suborders, seven families and 34 genera occur within the limits of the Indian Union (including the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep). In this vast geographical area many of the species of bats are represented by more than one subspecies. If the subspecies are taken into consideration, the total number of species and subspecies of bats occurring in India goes up to 130. A detailed account of all these 130 taxa of bats would be too voluminous for the present project. Hence, it was decided that only some of the Indian bats should be included in the present study.
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