FIRST RECORD OF ERYTHRISM IN Thamnophis scalaris (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) IN THE STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO

Authors

  • Laura Sonia Arzate-Garay Laboratorio de Ecofisiología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Sofia Aimee Quiroz-Adrian Laboratorio de Ecofisiología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Luis Fernando Hernández-Sánchez Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Edgar Oviedo-Hernández Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Oswaldo Hernández-Gallegos Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Josele Ricardo Flores-Santin Laboratorio de Ecofisiología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.816

Keywords:

Erythrism, Thamnophis scalaris, disturbed habitat

Abstract

The first documented record of abnormal coloration (erythrism) in the long-tailed snake (Thamnophis scalaris) is reported in San Cayetano Morelos, Toluca, State of Mexico in a disturbed habitat.

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Published

2024-02-21

How to Cite

Arzate-Garay, L. S., Quiroz-Adrian, S. A., Hernández-Sánchez, L. F., Oviedo-Hernández, E., Hernández-Gallegos, O., & Flores-Santin, J. R. (2024). FIRST RECORD OF ERYTHRISM IN Thamnophis scalaris (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) IN THE STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 7(1), e816 (52 – 55). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.1.816