Extra teeth and dental anomalies in the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata, from Sicily

• Autorzy: Angelici F. M. , Luiselli L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We examined 181 skulls of crested porcupine Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758 from Sicily, mainland Italy, and from several African countries. Two skulls, both from Sicily, had anomalous dentition. One skull exhibited a case of supernumerary dentition, whereas the other one showed a dental malformation with numerary teeth reduction. The type of anomaly was determined in each skull examined and some hypotheses for explaining these anomalies were presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sicily; Italy; crested porcupine; dental anomaly; tooth; Hystrix cristata

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1999
• Tom: 44
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.219-223,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Angelici F. M.

autor

Luiselli L.

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