OBSERVATION OF MELANISM IN Crotalus intermedius gloydi (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE)

Authors

  • Daniel Rueda Hernández Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas
  • Juan Trujano Dolores Tortuguero Huatulco Protección Ecológica, Sector A. Dársena de Santa Cruz, Bahías de Huatulco, Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca C.P 70989, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.2.614

Keywords:

Genetic condition, Sierra de Miahuatlán, pattern reduction, Oaxaca, thermoregulation

Abstract

In this work, the first case of melanism in Crotalus intermedius gloydi was recorded in the Sierra de Miahuatlán, Oaxaca. This species is endemic to Mexico and is distributed in the center and south of the country; therefore, having this genetic condition suggests positive advantages that can be obtained by some groups of ectothermic vertebrates such as reptiles. 

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Published

2023-06-14

How to Cite

Rueda Hernández, D., & Trujano Dolores, J. . (2023). OBSERVATION OF MELANISM IN Crotalus intermedius gloydi (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(2), e614 (194 – 198). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.2.614

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

Section

Notas Científicas

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