Primer registro de coloración melánica en Ctenomys famosus (Rodentia: Ctenomydae) en la provincia de La Rioja, Argentina

Thamara Fariñas Torres; Jefferson Silvério; Patricia Tachinardi

doi:10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-06-01

First record of melanic coloration in Ctenomys famosus (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in La Rioja province, Argentina

Authors

Thamara Fariñas Torres CRILAR-CONICET https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-452X
Jefferson Silvério https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1509-2046
Patricia Tachinardi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5490-1520

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-06-01

Keywords:

Tuco-tuco, Anillaco, Fur, colour, variations

Abstract

Ctenomys famosus Thomas, 1920 is an endemic rodent species of the province of La Rioja.In this work we report the first record of a melanism in this species. Color variations are frequent in the species of the “mendocinus” lineage of Ctenomys. However, throughout 15 years of research with this species in the surroundings of the town of Anillaco, this is the first time a specimen with melanic coloration was registered.

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Published

2022-06-13

How to Cite

Fariñas Torres, T., Silvério, J., & Tachinardi, P. (2022). First record of melanic coloration in Ctenomys famosus (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in La Rioja province, Argentina. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 66(1), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-06-01