Resumo
We report the capture of one bat of the species Artibeus lituratus, with a leucistic coloration pattern. The specimen was captured on March 20th, 2012, at 22:30 h, in the proximities of Zoquitipan, municipality of Yahualica, in the Huasteca region of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, while conducting bat samplings in the area. The vegetation is tropical secondary forest, with areas used for extensive cattle ranching. The specimen is the second of the species caught with this color variation in the same region of Hidalgo, where other individuals of Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira ludovici had also been captured with this coloration anomaly.
Assuntos
Animais , Fenômenos Genéticos , Piebaldismo/genética , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Quirópteros , Floresta Úmida , Pigmentação da Pele , Transtornos da Pigmentação/veterináriaResumo
We report the capture of one bat of the species Artibeus lituratus, with a leucistic coloration pattern. The specimen was captured on March 20th, 2012, at 22:30 h, in the proximities of Zoquitipan, municipality of Yahualica, in the Huasteca region of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, while conducting bat samplings in the area. The vegetation is tropical secondary forest, with areas used for extensive cattle ranching. The specimen is the second of the species caught with this color variation in the same region of Hidalgo, where other individuals of Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira ludovici had also been captured with this coloration anomaly.(AU)
Assuntos
Animais , Quirópteros , Piebaldismo/genética , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Fenômenos Genéticos , Floresta Úmida , Transtornos da Pigmentação/veterinária , Pigmentação da PeleResumo
Los organismos pueden exhibir variaciones en su coloración natural debido a mutaciones genéticas, por ejemplo el leucismo que se traduce en la pérdida total o parcial de pigmentos en la piel o pelo. En murciélagos se han reportados pocos casos de leucismo, en América latina solo se ha registrado en 18 especies. En este trabajo, se documenta el primer registro de leucismo en Sturnira ludovici y el segundo en Artibeus jamaicensis procedentes de la región Huasteca del estado de Hidalgo, México.
Organisms may exhibit natural variations in color due to genetic mutations, such as leucism which results in partial or total loss of pigment in the skin or hair. Leucism in bats is rarely reported in the literature, in Latin America it is only known in 18 species. In this paper, we documented the first record of leucism in Sturnira ludovici and the second for Artibeus jamaicensis in the Huasteca region of Hidalgo State, Mexico.
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El albinismo es un fenómeno que rara vez se presenta en murciélagos. En México solo se tienen registradas nueve especies de murciélagos en la que se ha documentado esta condición, cinco han presentado albinismo total y las cuatro restantes albinismo parcial. Hasta la fecha el fenómeno de albinismo en el género Glossophaga solo se ha registrado en dos ocasiones a lo largo de todo su rango de distribución. En este estudio presentamos el primer registro de albinismo parcial (pelaje blanco y ojos rojos) de una hembra de Glossophaga soricina registrada en el estado de Tabasco, ubicado al sureste de México. La captura se realizó en una pequeña extensión de cultivo de cacao que se encuentra rodeada por la mancha urbana de la capital del Estado.
The albinism is a phenomenon that rarely occurs in bats. In Mexico only have recorded in nine species of bats that have been documented this condition, five have presented total albinism and the remaining four partial albinism. The phenomenon of albinism in the genera Glossophaga only have recorded in two occasions along all distribution range. In this study we present the first record of partial albinism (white hair and red eyes) from a female of Glossophaga soricina registered in the state of Tabasco, located in the southeast of Mexico. The capture was carried out in a small extension of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) that is surrounded by the urban stain of the capital of the State.
Resumo
El albinismo es un fenómeno que rara vez se presenta en murciélagos. En México solo se tienen registradas nueve especies de murciélagos en la que se ha documentado esta condición, cinco han presentado albinismo total y las cuatro restantes albinismo parcial. Hasta la fecha el fenómeno de albinismo en el género Glossophaga solo se ha registrado en dos ocasiones a lo largo de todo su rango de distribución. En este estudio presentamos el primer registro de albinismo parcial (pelaje blanco y ojos rojos) de una hembra de Glossophaga soricina registrada en el estado de Tabasco, ubicado al sureste de México. La captura se realizó en una pequeña extensión de cultivo de cacao que se encuentra rodeada por la mancha urbana de la capital del Estado.
The albinism is a phenomenon that rarely occurs in bats. In Mexico only have recorded in nine species of bats that have been documented this condition, five have presented total albinism and the remaining four partial albinism. The phenomenon of albinism in the genera Glossophaga only have recorded in two occasions along all distribution range. In this study we present the first record of partial albinism (white hair and red eyes) from a female of Glossophaga soricina registered in the state of Tabasco, located in the southeast of Mexico. The capture was carried out in a small extension of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) that is surrounded by the urban stain of the capital of the State.
Resumo
Los organismos pueden exhibir variaciones en su coloración natural debido a mutaciones genéticas, por ejemplo el leucismo que se traduce en la pérdida total o parcial de pigmentos en la piel o pelo. En murciélagos se han reportados pocos casos de leucismo, en América latina solo se ha registrado en 18 especies. En este trabajo, se documenta el primer registro de leucismo en Sturnira ludovici y el segundo en Artibeus jamaicensis procedentes de la región Huasteca del estado de Hidalgo, México.
Organisms may exhibit natural variations in color due to genetic mutations, such as leucism which results in partial or total loss of pigment in the skin or hair. Leucism in bats is rarely reported in the literature, in Latin America it is only known in 18 species. In this paper, we documented the first record of leucism in Sturnira ludovici and the second for Artibeus jamaicensis in the Huasteca region of Hidalgo State, Mexico.