The first record of leucism in the Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826) (Squamata, Colubridae) in South Korea

The first record of leucism in the Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826) (Squamata, Colubridae) in South Korea

Abstract Leucism, in which pigmentation is lost over part or the entire body of an animal, has a range of possible genetic causes. Here, we report leucism in an individual tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus) found on Jeung Island, Shinan‐gun, Jeollanam‐do, South Korea, during a survey of the distri...

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Main Authors: Seung‐Min Park, Seung‐Ju Cheon, Hye‐Rin Park, Na‐Yeong Kim, Md Mizanur Rahman, Ha‐Cheol Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
abnormal color variation
ecdysis
normal eyes
tiger keelback
yellowish snake
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11029

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