Abstract

SAMSON, Arockianathan; RAMAKRISHNAN, Balasundaram  and  BARGAVI, Subbaiah. Leucism in the three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) at Gudalur Forest Division, Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Therya [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.3, pp.261-262. ISSN 2007-3364.  https://doi.org/10.12933/therya-17-503.

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.

Keywords : Gudalur; Leucism; Southern India; Tamil Nadu; Three-striped palm squirrel.

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