First records of albinism and leucism in Ctenodactylus gundi (Rodentia: Ctenodactylidae)
2022; De Gruyter; Volume: 87; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0044
ISSN1864-1547
AutoresHaithem El‐Farhati, Saïd Nouira,
Tópico(s)Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
ResumoAbstract Albinism and leucism are genetic disorders that cause atypical coloration. Herein, we present observation cases of hypomelanism not previously recorded in the literature for a Ctenodactylidae species. We report two observations of an albino and a leucistic specimens from two separate locations distant of 230 km in the central and southern Tunisia. The first observation was in Metlaoui (34°21′14.9″N 8°22′16.7″E) and the second in Ghomrassen (33°04′46.5″N 10°21′23.7″E). Certain factors can increase the chances of these atypical colorations in the natural population, but these phenotypes remain rare in rodents, especially in African species.
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