Abstract

PEREIRA, Luana de Almeida; MARCHIORO, Sabrina; ROCHA, Gabriel Cezar Silveira  and  MIRANDA, João Marcelo Deliberador. First record of anomalous coloration for Eptesicus taddeii (Vespertilionidae) in the Atlantic Forest, South Brazil. Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas [online]. 2022, vol.26, n.1, pp.113-118.  Epub June 03, 2022. ISSN 0123-3068.  https://doi.org/10.17151/bccm.2022.26.1.8.

Piebaldism is characterized by the absence of melanin in certain areas of the body due the lack of melanocytes as a result of genetic mutations, and which occurs only locally. This study reports the first record of piebaldism for Eptesicus taddeii, a species of bat, endemic to the Atlantic Forest in the South Region of Brazil.

Keywords : Aberrant coloration; Atlantic Forest; Chiroptera; Piebaldism; Vespertilionidae.

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