Referências hematológicas para a jararaca de rabo branco (Bothrops leucurus) recém capturadas da natureza / Hematological references for wild recently-caught white-tailed lancehead (Bothrops leucurus)

ABSTRACT

The hematological values for the specie Bothrops leucurus, recently captured from nature, were determined from blood samples of 29 snakes (11 males and 18 females). The performed hematological tests were total red blood cell count (TRBCC), total white blood cell count (TWBCC), total trombocyte blood cell count (TTBCC); packed cell volume (PCV); hemoglobin content; and mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). The mean values for TRBCC was 4.23cellsx10(5)/mm³, for TWRCC was 8.92cellsx10³/mm³ and for TTBCC was 8.60cellsx10³/mm³. The mean for packed cell volume was 22.3 percent. The intraerythrocytic hemoparasite Hepatozoon sp was found on 58.6 percent of the studied animals.