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B Lewis Krag Committee Joined: 24 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 146  View other posts by B Lewis |
Posted: 28 Aug 2004 Dear All, I was recently surveying a site and came across this slow-worm much to my interest (please see picture). I have only seen this once before and would like to know if anyone else has observed this ?malformation. Do you think it's a state of injury...? Any comments would be of interest especially if anyone has seen it before. I have had a couple of responses that suggest an injury may have taken place as a neonate. Thanks in advance. Brett L.
Lewis Ecology Brett Lewis Photography Kent Reptile & Amphibian Group DICE - University of Kent |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 29 Aug 2004 Hi Brett, I'm no expert, but wonder if the condition is linked to the development of the osteoderms either before birth or in early development, perhaps due to some form of dietry deficiency or congenital defect? (dietry deficiency of the mother being a possibility) (It would be interesting to know if anyone has seen a crinkly neo just a few days old) It seems unlikely to me to be due to an injury, it appears to affect the entire body in a fairly uniform way suggesting that it occurs during development. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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