The First Records of Albinism in Several Colubridae Species in Ukraine

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Marushchak, O. Yu., Smirnov, N. A., Hrynchyshyn, T. Yu., Nekrasova, O. D., Koval, N. P., Horbey, O. Ya., Bakun, V. A., Pupins, M., Mykytynets, H. I., Vlašín, M., Shorokhov, O. S., Shevchuk, V. O., Khomyn, I. G., Georges, J.-Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
• Online Access: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/823
• Journal Title: Journal Zoodiversity

Abnormal colouration in reptiles, such as melanism, albinism and leucism, provides important insights into ecological stress, genetic variability and population dynamics in reptiles, a group of vertebrates that reacts to various environmental stresses early on. This study presents the first document...