A REPORT ON A CASE OF MELANISM IN A SPECIMEN OF Crotalus durissus terrificus (LAURENTI, 1768)

This report documents a case of a melanic specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768) found in Bofete, São Paulo State, Brazil. The authors describe this melanic snake, determine the electrophoretic pattern of its venom, and compare the venom of this specimen against that of normal Cro...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Silva, R. J. Da [UNESP], Fontes, M. R. M. [UNESP], Rodrigues, R. R. [UNESP], Bruder, E. M. [UNESP], Stein, M. F. B. [UNESP], Sipoli, G. P. M. [UNESP], Pinhão, R. [UNESP], Lopes, C. A. De M. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/212335
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-79301999000100008
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/212335
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:chromatic anomalies
melanism
Crotalus durissus terrificus
venom electrophoresis
Descripción
Sumario:This report documents a case of a melanic specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768) found in Bofete, São Paulo State, Brazil. The authors describe this melanic snake, determine the electrophoretic pattern of its venom, and compare the venom of this specimen against that of normal Crotalus durissus terrificus. This report is very important because melanism is a rare chromatic anomaly