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Seung-Min Park
Seung-Min Park

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The First Record of Leucism in the Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826) (Squamata, Colubr...
Seung-Min Park
Seung-Ju Cheon

Seung-Min Park

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November 07, 2023
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 distribution of reptiles in the area. The individual was observed sunbathing in the bushes next to a pond. This individual exhibited ecdysis, thus it considered that have normal feeding activity. Our report represents the first observation of leucism in R. tigrinus, and thus, further analysis is needed of this phenotype to more clearly understand its impact on the species and its natural history.

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