Open AccessA REPORT ON A CASE OF MELANISM IN A SPECIMEN OF Crotalus durissus terrificus (LAURENTI, 1768)
Author(s) -
R. J. Da Silva,
Marcos R.M. Fontes,
Rosane Rodrigues,
Edson Marcelo Bruder,
M. F. B. Stein,
G. P. M. Sipoli,
R. Pinhão,
Carlos Alberto de Magalhães Lopes
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the journal of venomous animals and toxins/the journal of venomous animals and toxins
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-4936
pISSN - 0104-7930
DOI - 10.1590/s0104-79301999000100008
Subject(s) - melanism , crotalus , biology , anatomy , venom , zoology , ecology
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 anomal