First record of albinism in the paca Cuniculus paca (Rodentia, Cuniculidae) in southeast Mexico

Erika García-Casimiro ^[1] ; Antonio Santos-Moreno ^[1]
1. [1] Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  
  Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  
  México
Localización: Neotropical Biology and Conservation, ISSN 1809-9939, Vol. 15, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 195-200
Idioma: inglés
Títulos paralelos:
- Primeiro registro de albinismo na paca Cuniculus paca (Rodentia, Cuniculidae) no sudeste do México
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- Even though there have been reports of anomalies in the colouration of several species of neotropical mammals, these events are considered to be rare within natural populations. Here we report the first case of albinism in the paca (Cuniculus paca). During the months of June and July 2017, we obtained several images of an adult albino male using camera traps in the region of Sierra Norte in Oaxaca, in the southeast of Mexico, in a medium subdeciduous forest