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Biota colombiana
Print version ISSN 0124-5376On-line version ISSN 2539-200X
Abstract
MEJIA VALENZUELA, Edison Gabriel. First record of leucism in the Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Dasyproctidae, Rodentia) in Ecuador. Biota colombiana [online]. 2019, vol.20, n.2, pp.128-133. ISSN 0124-5376. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2019.v20n02a10.
Leucism is a congenital hypopigmentary disorder that has been described in several species of wild mammals, as an abnormal and unusual condition. The first record of Dasyprocta fuliginosa with leucism is presented and the possible causes of this condition are discussed.
Keywords : Abnormal Coloration; Dasyproctidae; Neotropical mammals.