FIRST RECORD OF SCOLIOSIS IN THE WESTERN MARBLED WHIPTAIL, Aspidoscelis marmorata (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1852)

Vicente Mata-Silva; Arturo Rocha; Matthew Jimenez; Matthew Montoya

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.781

FIRST RECORD OF SCOLIOSIS IN THE WESTERN MARBLED WHIPTAIL, Aspidoscelis marmorata (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1852)

Authors

Vicente Mata-Silva
Arturo Rocha
Matthew Jimenez
Matthew

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.781

Keywords:

Aspidoscelis, Squamata, Chihuahuan Desert, scoliosis

Abstract

Herein, we report the first case of caudal scoliosis in an adult male of Aspidoscelis marmorata in a population located in far west Texas, in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. This record also represents the second taxon in the genus Aspidoscelis where this condition has been documented.

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Published

2023-09-27

How to Cite

Mata-Silva, V., Rocha, A., Jimenez, M., & Montoya, M. (2023). FIRST RECORD OF SCOLIOSIS IN THE WESTERN MARBLED WHIPTAIL, Aspidoscelis marmorata (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1852). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 6(3), e781 (200 – 202). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.3.781