Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e76397 |
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| Title (Primary) | Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India |
| Author | Venu, G.; Venkatachalaiah, G.; Seetharama, H.G.; Balakrishna, G.N.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Browne, R.K.; Nijagunaiah, R.; Raju, N.G.; Varadh, K.; Ramakrishna, S.; Henle, K. |
| Source Titel | Herpetozoa |
| Year | 2022 |
| Department | NSF |
| Volume | 35 |
| Page From | 121 |
| Page To | 132 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | agrochemicals; caecilian; coffee estate; hotspot; pesticides; tea estate; Western Ghats |
| Abstract | Caecilians (Gymnophiona) are commonly known as limbless amphibians and are the least understood vertebrate order. In this paper, we documented skin color, eye, jaw, snout, tentacular aperture and cloacal anomalies in 12 individuals of four species belonging to the three caecilian genera Ichthyophis, Uraeotyphlus and Gegeneophis collected from hotspots of caecilian diversity in India, the Western Ghats and Northeast India. As we found the majority of these individuals in coffee and tea plantations, we discuss the possibility that anomalies are the result of exposure to agrochemicals that are frequently used in plantations. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=26260 |
| Venu, G., Venkatachalaiah, G., Seetharama, H.G., Balakrishna, G.N., Lalremsanga, H.T., Browne, R.K., Nijagunaiah, R., Raju, N.G., Varadh, K., Ramakrishna, S., Henle, K. (2022): Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India Herpetozoa 35 , 121 - 132 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e76397 |
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