Open AccessA NEW CASE OF MELANIC JAGUAR, Panthera onca (CARNIVORA: FELIDAE) FROM PERU
Author(s) -
Edgardo M. Rengifo,
Jason J. Scullion,
Luis E. CUETO,
Victor Huaytalla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
folia amazónica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-1184
pISSN - 1018-5674
DOI - 10.24841/fa.v28i2.485
Subject(s) - jaguar , panthera , geography , cartography , zoology , predation , ecology , biology
We report a new case of melanism in jaguars, Panthera onca, using camera traps in the Parque Nacional Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera del Cóndor, Amazonas - Peru. This report increases our knowledge related to polymorphic variations found in jaguars.
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