Shamel's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus shameli'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, Thailand and Vietnam. The eponym for the species name "''shameli''" was American mammalogist

H. Harold Shamel Henry Harold Shamel (26 June 1885–1963) was an American mammalogist. George Henry Hamilton Tate named a species of bat after him, Shamel's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus shameli''). Life Shamel was born 26 June 1885 in Ellsworth County, Kan ...

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Rhinolophidae Mammals described in 1843 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate Bats of Southeast Asia {{Rhinolophidae-stub