CASE OF KYPHOSCOLIOSIS FOUND IN A WILD VIPER Bothrops ammodytoides (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE) FROM THE CENTRAL ANDES OF ARGENTINA
Several osteopathologies are frequently reported in lizards and turtles; however, few cases have been recorded in snakes, and even fewer in wildlife. Here, we report for the first time a case of kyphoscoliosis found in a specimen of Bothrops ammodytoides, a viper species endemic to Argentina, found in a ravine in the Central Andes of San Juan, Argentina. The pathology was confirmed through radiographic imaging, and it could be a malformation with a congenital origin.
Authors
- Franco Valdez Ovallez
- Paola A. Carrasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-0503)
- Natalia Damiáni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1651-5562)
- Yamila Méndez Osorio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9956-8439)
- Rodrigo Gómez Alés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4150-9255)
- Marcus W. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0664-3803)
- Jeremías Luis Villafañe
Institutions
- British Dietetic Association (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
- Published
- 2025-05-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2025.2.1202
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82