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A REPORT ON A CASE OF MELANISM IN A SPECIMEN OF Crotalus durissus terrificus (LAURENTI, 1768)

1999; BioMed Central; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0104-79301999000100008

ISSN

1678-4936

Autores

R. J. Da Silva, Marcos R.M. Fontes, Renato Ranzini Rodrigues, Edson Marcelo Bruder, M. F. B. STEIN, G. P. M. SIPOLI, R. PINHÃO, Carlos Alberto de Magalhães Lopes,

Tópico(s)

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Resumo

This report documents a case of a melanic specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768) found in Bofete, São Paulo State, Brazil. The authors describe this melanic snake, determine the electrophoretic pattern of its venom, and compare the venom of this specimen against that of normal Crotalus durissus terrificus. This report is very important because melanism is a rare chromatic anomaly

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