Resumo
A female specimen was captured in a rock shelter located within a anthropogenic fragment of Atlantic Forest in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. This specimen revealed leucism restricted to the pelage of the body, which was completely white, whereas the eyes, wings, legs, ears, snout, and nasal leaf were all coloured normally. The female was apparently well integrated into the group, ostensibly healthy, of normal size and carrying a late-term fetus.
Assuntos
Animais , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Pigmentação , Quirópteros , Transtornos da Pigmentação/veterinária , Cor de Olho , Fenômenos GenéticosResumo
A female specimen was captured in a rock shelter located within a anthropogenic fragment of Atlantic Forest in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. This specimen revealed leucism restricted to the pelage of the body, which was completely white, whereas the eyes, wings, legs, ears, snout, and nasal leaf were all coloured normally. The female was apparently well integrated into the group, ostensibly healthy, of normal size and carrying a late-term fetus.(AU)
Assuntos
Animais , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Transtornos da Pigmentação/veterinária , Pigmentação , Quirópteros , Fenômenos Genéticos , Cor de OlhoResumo
Aberrant colorations resulting from colour pigment deficiencies are commonly described in the bat literature. In this study we report the first leucistic piebald of Phyllostomus discolor (Wagner, 1843) by describing an individual captured in Central Amazonia, Brazil, that presented a distinct white patch on its body but normally pigmented eyes. This is the first report of hypo-pigmentism in the species, but also in the genus.
Assuntos
Animais , Demografia , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Quirópteros , Cor de Olho , Fenômenos Genéticos , PigmentaçãoResumo
Aberrant colorations resulting from colour pigment deficiencies are commonly described in the bat literature. In this study we report the first leucistic piebald of Phyllostomus discolor (Wagner, 1843) by describing an individual captured in Central Amazonia, Brazil, that presented a distinct white patch on its body but normally pigmented eyes. This is the first report of hypo-pigmentism in the species, but also in the genus.(AU)
Assuntos
Animais , Quirópteros , Demografia , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Fenômenos Genéticos , Cor de Olho , PigmentaçãoResumo
Leucism is a genetic disorder, which causes partial depigmentation on individuals. In mammals, leucism is characterized by individuals with partial or total discolored skin and fur. However, eyes and claws have normal pigmentation. The leucism in Neotropical bats has been reported in four families, also including four species of the genus Artibeus. The present work reports and provides characterization of the first record of leucism in Artibeus lituratus in Brazil. Between 2010 and 2012 we captured three specimens of A. lituratus with leucism in two different areas of Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The specimens exhibited partial bleaching of the pelage and patagia, and eyes and claws presented normal color, which confirm the diagnosis of leucism in the three cases presented here.
Assuntos
Animais , Piebaldismo/genética , Piebaldismo/veterinária , Pigmentação/genética , Quirópteros/anormalidades , Cor de Olho/genética , Fenômenos Genéticos/genéticaResumo
Leucism is a genetic disorder, which causes partial depigmentation on individuals. In mammals, leucism is characterized by individuals with partial or total discolored skin and fur. However, eyes and claws have normal pigmentation. The leucism in Neotropical bats has been reported in four families, also including four species of the genus Artibeus. The present work reports and provides characterization of the first record of leucism in Artibeus lituratus in Brazil. Between 2010 and 2012 we captured three specimens of A. lituratus with leucism in two different areas of Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The specimens exhibited partial bleaching of the pelage and patagia, and eyes and claws presented normal color, which confirm the diagnosis of leucism in the three cases presented here.(AU)