Hematological reference intervals of some snake species in Turkey

Authors

MURAT TOSUNOĞLU
ÇİĞDEM GÜL
NİLGÜN YILMAZ
HÜSEYİN TOPYILDIZ

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0905-9

Abstract

In this study, some blood parameters were studied in 7 distinct snake species (Dolichophis caspius, Eirenis modestus, Malpolon monspessulanus, Natrix natrix, Platyceps rubriceps, Telescopus fallax, and Typhlops vermicularis) of the families Colubridae and Typhlopidae, collected from various regions of Turkey. A total of 7 hematologic parameters, namely red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), hematocrit value (HCT), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), were examined. It was detected that Platyceps rubriceps had the highest erythrocyte count and the lowest MCV value among the species examined, Telescopus fallax had the lowest erythrocyte count and hematocrit value, and Eirenis modestus had the highest hematocrit and MCV values. With this study, the variations observed in the blood measurements and counts of snakes were also observed in clinical parameters.

Keywords

Colubridae, Typhlopidae, Ophidia, hematology, Turkey

First Page

237

Last Page

243

Recommended Citation

TOSUNOĞLU, MURAT; GÜL, ÇİĞDEM; YILMAZ, NİLGÜN; and TOPYILDIZ, HÜSEYİN (2011) "Hematological reference intervals of some snake species in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 35: No. 2, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0905-9
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol35/iss2/9