Two Amelanistic Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (<em>Plethodon cinereus</em>) from Eastern Canada
Author(s) -
JeanDavid Moore,
John Gilhen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the canadian field-naturalist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 0008-3550
DOI - 10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1126
Subject(s) - salamander , nova scotia , geography , zoology , biology , archaeology
Three colour morphs of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus , are known in eastern Canada: red-backed, lead-backed, and erythristic. Anomalies, including two albino and four leucistic individuals, are also known from eastern Canada. We report the first salamander individuals exhibiting amelanism, which is a lack of black skin pigment, but with black eyes, one from Quebec and one from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom