First record of albinism in Coendou (Coendou) longicaudatus Daudin, 1802 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) in the state of Rondônia, Brazil

Raul Afonso Pommer-Barbosa; Marcela Alvares Oliveira; André Luiz da Cruz Prestes

doi:10.31687/SaremNMS22.6.1

Autores/as

Raul Afonso Pommer-Barbosa Clube de Astronomia e Ciências de Rondônia, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil.
Marcela Alvares Oliveira Programa de pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal, Universidade Federal de Rondônia.
André Luiz da Cruz Prestes São Lucas Educacional, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS22.6.1

Palabras clave:

Amazon, dam, Neotropical mammal, melanin, porcupine

Resumen

In July 2021, an albino Amazonian long-tailed porcupine of the species Coendou (Coendou) longicaudatus was observed in the vicinity of the Samuel Dam lake in the Amazon region of Rondônia, northern Brazil. To the best of our knowledge, this individual, an adult found upon a dead tree near the lake shore, is the species' first record of albinism.

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