Color abnormalities in the Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758) and Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla [Linnaeus, 1758]) from Brazil and Ecuador

Daniela Bôlla; João P. Baraldo-Mello; Thierry  Garcia; Sean Rovito

doi:10.31687/SaremNMS22.11.2

Autores/as

Daniela Bôlla Laboratório de Zoologia e Ecologia de Vertebrados
João P. Baraldo-Mello Post-graduation Program in Ecology, National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), Manaus, Brazil.
Thierry Garcia Sumac Muyu Foundation, San José de Payamino, Ecuador.
Sean Rovito Sumac Muyu Foundation, San José de Payamino, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS22.11.2

Palabras clave:

leucism, Myrmecophagidae, Pilosa, South America, Xenarthra

Resumen

Color abnormalities are infrequent in Xenarthra, and few reports have been published. Herein we report the first record of color abnormalities in Myrmecophaga tridactyla and new ones for Tamandua tetradactyla from South America. We also highlight a record published in a local online newspaper and discuss some issues associated with these conditions.

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