Published December 21, 2020
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A case of color aberration in a fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) larva
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- 1. CEDMOG Center, Constanta, Romania|Ovidius University Constanţa, Constanta, Romania
- 2. Ovidius University Constanţa, Constanta, Romania
- 3. Ovidius University Constanţa, Constanta, Romania|"Emil Racoviţă" Institute of Speleology, Bucharest, Romania
- 4. Ovidius University Constanţa, Constanta, Romania|CEDMOG Center, Constanta, Romania
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Color aberrations in salamanders are caused by defective chromatophores or by disrupted synthesis of the pigments, and have been previously reported in Europe. In this paper we report the first case of leucism in a fire salamander larva from a cave-dwelling population in Romania. The leucistic larva was larger and heavier compared to the other larvae from the same breeding habitat.
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