PRIMER REGISTRO DE ANOFTALMIA UNILATERAL EN Anaxyrus boreas halophilus (BAIRD Y GIRARD, 1852) (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) EN ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MÉXICO
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https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1182Palabras clave:
anuros, Anoftalmia, anomalia del desarrollo, malformación ocular, visión lateralResumen
Se registra por primera vez un caso de anoftalmia unilateral en Anaxyrus boreas halophilus. Este registro contribuye al conocimiento de esta anomalía en anfibios mexicanos.
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