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Published 2014-07-01
Abstract
Leucism is a hypo-pigmentation of the tegument in which the individual has irregular patches or even the entire body depigmented, but maintains the normal coloration of the eyes and claws, which can be mistakenly described as partial albinism (Roncancio & Ramírez- Chaves 2008, Marín-Vásquez et al. 2010, Tabea-Treitler et al. 2013 & Velandia-Perilla et al. 2013).
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