Leucism in the three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) at Gudalur Forest Division, Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Authors

  • Arockianathan Samson Bharathiar University
  • Balasundaram Ramakrishnan Mammalogy and Forest Ecology Lab, Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam 643 002, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Southern India.
  • Subbaiah Bargavi Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam - 641301. Southern India.

Keywords:

Gudalur, Leucism, Southern India, Tamil Nadu, Three-striped palm squirrel.

Abstract

Leucism is a condition characterized by the reduction of all skin pigmentation, generally observed in animals. In this note we describe the first known cases of the leucism in the three-striped palm squirrel in the fragmented forest habitat of Gudalur forest division, Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

Author Biographies

Arockianathan Samson, Bharathiar University

Zoology and Wildlife Biology

Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, Mammalogy and Forest Ecology Lab, Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam 643 002, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

Zoology and Wildlife Biology

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2017-07-06

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