Occurrence of tayras (Eira barbara Linnaeus, 1758) with anomalous coloration in Cerrado remnants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Author(s)

Scrich, Vitoria M. ^[1] ; Ponzio, Marcella C. ^{[1, 2]} ; Pasqualotto, Nielson ^{[1, 3]} ; Rodrigues, Thiago F. ^{[1, 3]} ; Paolino, Roberta M. ^{[1, 3]} ; Chiarello, Adriano G. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, Av Bandeirantes 3900, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Programa Posgrad Biol Comparada, Av Bandeirantes 3900, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Programa Pos Grad Ecol Aplicada, Av Padua Dias 11, Caixa Postal 09, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 19, n. 3 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Abstract: Coloration anomalies are mainly genetically-based disorders in which body pigmentation is either reduced (hypopigmentation) or produced in excess (melanism), in parts or the totality of the body. Cases of hypopigmentation have been documented in many neotropical mammals, including the tayra (Eira barbara Linnaeus, 1758). We expand the account of anomalous coloration occurrence presenting new registers of hypopigmented tayras in Brazil. Data was collected during a mammal survey carried out in three agricultural landscapes within the Cerrado domain in the northeast of the state of São Paulo. We obtained two kinds of records of hypopigmented tayras, one from direct sighting and the other from a camera-trap. We discuss the likely implications of this conspicuous coloration to tayras and highlight some possibilities of study. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/22449-4 - Conservation of the giant-anteater in Cerrado remnants of Northeastern São Paulo State: landscape occupancy in a region of intensive agriculture
• Grantee: Adriano Garcia Chiarello
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants