Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial

First record of xanthochromism in Nasua (Carnivora, Procyonidae) with notes on anomalously colored coatis

Abstract Coatis ( Nasua ) are diurnal, gregarious mesocarnivores widely distributed across the Americas. Chromatic disorders are rarely documented in this genus. Here, we report the first record of xanthochromism in Nasua , based on two individuals of N. nasua observed in Tijuca...