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Albino individual of Natrix natrix. Photograph by Darius Ciocîrlan
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The Common Grass snake (Natrix natrix sensu stricto) is one of the most well-studied species of snakes in the Western Paleartic, with a wide range and multiple color morphs. Sometimes, color aberrations, such as melanism, albinism, leucism or erythrism occur. While melanism is relatively common in some populations, albinism has been recorded in onl...
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... have been described in snakes: complete albino, partial albino with only melanophores present, partial albino with only erythrophores present, partial albino with only xanthophores present, partial albino with only iridophores present, albinistic pinto (piebaldism), leucistic albino, amelanistic albino and anerythristic albino (Prüst 1984 (Fig. 1). The snake had a completely white body with pinkish tones, likely due to visible blood vessels and red eyes. The pattern of the head was barely visible, but the spots at the base of the head were white as well. The tip of the tail was missing, suggesting predation and subsequent escape. The individual is a complete albino, as no yellow ...
