A report on a case of melanism in a specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768)



Document title: A report on a case of melanism in a specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768)
Journal: The journal of venomous animals and toxins
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000298639
ISSN: 0104-7930
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 5
Number: 1
Pages: 91-97
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract 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
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Reptiles,
Serpientes,
Melanismo,
Veneno de víbora,
Electroforesis,
Crotalus durissus terrificus,
Venom
Keyword: Biology,
Reptiles,
Snakes,
Melanism,
Snake venom,
Electrophoresis,
Crotalus durissus terrificus
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