First record of leucism in Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) (Carnivora: Canidae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Leandro da Silva Oliveira Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Fauna da Caatinga (CEMAFAUNA-CAATINGA)
  • Iardley Cícero Gomes Varjão Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Fauna da Caatinga (CEMAFAUNA-CAATINGA)
  • Luiz Cezar Machado Pereira Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco,Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas. Rodovia BR 407, km 12, Lote 543, s/nº - C1. CEP 56300-990. Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
  • Patrícia Avello Nicola-Pereira Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco,Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas. Rodovia BR 407, km 12, Lote 543, s/nº - C1. CEP 56300-990. Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2019v32n1p93

Abstract

Polymorphic variations may act on chromatic alterations, which in excess cause hyperpigmentation (melanic individuals), and when deficient are responsible for hypopigmentation (albinism, leuctic or piebald individuals) and may be associated with ecological aspects, physiology and other biological processes. In Brazil, leucism has been observed in a few carnivorous species and may represent a sporadic event in this group of animals, since chromatic alterations of hypopigmentation can cause negative effects on individuals, such as increased vulnerability to predation. Nevertheless, an individual of Cerdocyon thous with leucism was observed on the premises of the Campus of Agricultural Sciences of UNIVASF, a rural area of Petrolina, Pernambuco. When seen, the canidae exhibited the same behavioral characteristics as other normal specimens and fled to adjacent areas with natural vegetation.

Author Biographies

Leandro da Silva Oliveira, Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Fauna da Caatinga (CEMAFAUNA-CAATINGA)

Analista Ambiental, colaborador do Subprograma de Monitoramento da Mastofauna terrestre e alada.

Iardley Cícero Gomes Varjão, Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Fauna da Caatinga (CEMAFAUNA-CAATINGA)

Analista Ambiental, colaborador do Subprograma de Monitoramento da Mastofauna terrestre e alada.

Luiz Cezar Machado Pereira, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco,Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas. Rodovia BR 407, km 12, Lote 543, s/nº - C1. CEP 56300-990. Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas

Patrícia Avello Nicola-Pereira, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco,Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas. Rodovia BR 407, km 12, Lote 543, s/nº - C1. CEP 56300-990. Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Professora da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF) desde 2008. Graduou-se em Ciências Biológicas (bacharelado) e em Biologia (Licenciatura) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (1997), PR. Em 2001, obteve o título mestra em Ecologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP e em 2009 doutorou-se em Engenharia Florestal, área de concentração Silvicultura, pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, PR. Atua na área de Ciências Biológicas: Ecologia. Tem interesse em estudos sobre como as perturbações humanas, como defaunação e fragmentação florestal, afetam a ocorrência e distribuição de espécies.

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