ERITRISMO EN LA CULEBRA LISTONADA DE MONTAÑA COLA CORTA, Thamnophis scaliger (Colubridae), EN EL ESTADO DE MÉXICO.

Irving Yahan  Rojas-Velasco; Liliana  G. Tovar; S. Alberto  Díaz-Parra; Juan Carlos Alvarado Avilés

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.780

ERYTHRISM IN THE SHORT-TAIL ALPINE GARTER SNAKE, Thamnophis scaliger (Colubridae), IN THE STATE OF MEXICO.

Authors

Irving Yahan Rojas-Velasco Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMéx).
Liliana G. Tovar PIMVS Nuevos Diaz.
S. Alberto Díaz-Parra PIMVS Nuevos Diaz
Juan Carlos Alvarado Avilés Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMéx).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.780

Keywords:

Color anomaly, aberrant colorations, phaeomelanin, Sierra Morelos State Park

Abstract

Erythrism is an aberrant coloration that is rare in snakes and is characterized by the individuals showing reddish pigmentation in several regions of the body. In this note, we report a case of erythrism in the snake Thamnophis scaliger in the vicinity of Sierra Morelos State Park, Mexico.

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Published

2023-09-27

How to Cite

Rojas-Velasco, I. Y. ., G. Tovar, L. ., Díaz-Parra, S. A. ., & Alvarado Avilés, J. C. (2023). ERYTHRISM IN THE SHORT-TAIL ALPINE GARTER SNAKE, Thamnophis scaliger (Colubridae), IN THE STATE OF MEXICO. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(3), e780 (193 – 196). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.780