Chromatic abnormalities in armadillos (Xenarthra: Cingulata): records found on the web

Authors

  • Jorge Alberto Gallo Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) – Dpto. Análisis Sistemas Complejos, Fundación Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina. Programa Patagonia, Aves Argentinas – Asociación Ornitológica del Plata, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Noralí Pagnutti Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET, UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • María Cecilia Chiale Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Experimental, Descriptiva y Comparada (LHYEDEC), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Agustín Manuel Abba Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CONICET, UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS23.8.4

Keywords:

albinism, Chaetophractus, Dasypus, leucism

Abstract

Albinism, leucism, and melanism are the most frequently registered chromatic abnormalities due to their peculiarity. The aim of this note is to present four new records of chromatic abnormalities in armadillos obtained by the community. One case of albinism and one of leucism were recorded in Dasypus novemcinctus, one of albinism in Chaetophractus villosus, and another one of albinism in Chaetophractus vellerous. These chromatic aberrations are not common in armadillos, mainly due to reproductive strategies that avoid inbreeding and therefore the loss of genetic diversity.

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Fotogramas de distintos videos de armadillos albinos registrados en la web. A y B: Dasypus novemcinctus; D: Chaetophractus villosus; F: C. vellerosus.

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09/03/2023

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Gallo, J. A., Pagnutti, N., Chiale, M. C., & Abba, A. M. (2023). Chromatic abnormalities in armadillos (Xenarthra: Cingulata): records found on the web. Notas Sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS23.8.4

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): Volume 5 – Year 2023

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