First report of albinism in vizcacha Lagidium viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) in Peruvian Andes

Authors

  • Yulina Pelaez-Tapia Escuela Profesional de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC), Av. La Cultura 733, Cusco, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-0708
  • José R. Ayerbe Escuela Profesional de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC), Av. La Cultura 733, Cusco, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-4567
  • Alejandro Portillo 1 Escuela Profesional de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av La Cultura 733, Cusco, Perú. 2 Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-5791
  • Luis Mamani 2 Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Paraninfo Universitario S/n (Plaza de Armas), Cusco, Perú. 3 Programa de Doctorado en Sistemática y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-4124

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i3.21136

Keywords:

Albinism, Apurímac, Chinchillidae, Lagidium viscacia, mammals

Abstract

We report the first record of albinism in vizcacha (Lagidium viscacia) based on two adult individuals sighted in department of Apurímac, in Peru. This record represents the first report of albinism in Chinchillidae.

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Pelaez-Tapia, Yulina, José R. Ayerbe, Alejandro Portillo, and Luis Mamani. 2021. “First Report of Albinism in Vizcacha Lagidium Viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) in Peruvian Andes”. Revista Peruana De Biología 28 (3): e21136. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i3.21136.