First record of albinism in Rhinella fernandezae (Gallardo, 1957)

Authors

  • Javier Alejandro López Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Romina Ghirardi Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2011.167

Keywords:

leucitism, adult toad, amphibian, Santa Fe, Argentina

Abstract

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2024-03-20

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López, J. A., & Ghirardi, R. (2024). First record of albinism in Rhinella fernandezae (Gallardo, 1957). Belgian Journal of Zoology, 141(1), 59–61. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2011.167

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