Author/Editor | Krofel, Miha | |
Title | First record of albino Aesculapian snake (Elaphe longissima) in Slovenia | |
Translated title | Prva najdba albinističnega osebka navadnega goža (Elaphe longissima) v Sloveniji | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Natura Sloveniae | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 6, št. 2 | |
Publication year | 2004 | |
Volume | str. 53-6 | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | The article presents the discovery of an albino Aesculapian Snake (Elaphe ongissima) at Sredma near Brestrnica (UTM WM46, NE Slovenia). The specimen (gender unknown) was about 120 cm long adult with red eyes, pale yellowish underside and dark yellow head, dorsal side and flanks. This is most likely the very first find of this kind in Slovenia. | |
Summary | Članek opisuje najdbo albinističnega primerka navadnega goža (Elaphe longissima) na Sredmi pri Brestrnici (UTM WM46, SV Slovenija). Odrasel osebek neznanega spola je bil dolg 120 cm. Imel je rdeče oči, trebušna stran je bila obarvana svetlo rumeno, preostali deli pa temno rumeno. Verjetno gre za prvo takšno najdbo v Sloveniji. | |
Descriptors | SNAKES ALBINISM ECOSYSTEM SLOVENIA |