KYPHOSIS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN POND TURTLE Actinemys pallida (EMYDIDAE) FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Kyphosis is a physical condition defined as a dorsally convex deformity of the spine in the sagittal plane of the animal. During monitoring surveys of the southwestern pond turtle Actinemys pallida in Arroyo San Rafael, Baja California, we found two kyphotic individuals. Of 220 pond turtles captured...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/866 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/866 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | caparace malformations turtles Caparazón malformaciones tortugas |
| Sumario: | Kyphosis is a physical condition defined as a dorsally convex deformity of the spine in the sagittal plane of the animal. During monitoring surveys of the southwestern pond turtle Actinemys pallida in Arroyo San Rafael, Baja California, we found two kyphotic individuals. Of 220 pond turtles captured at this site in several years, these two turtles were the only ones found with this type of malformation, representing low prevalence of this condition. |
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