This report uncovers kyphoscoliosis in Bothrops ammodytoides, indicating rare osteopathological findings in wildlife.
Several osteopathologies are frequently reported in lizards and turtles; however, few cases have been recorded in snakes, and even fewer in wildlife. Here, we report for the first time a case of kyphoscoliosis found in a specimen of Bothrops ammodytoides, a viper species endemic to Argentina, found in a ravine in the Central Andes of San Juan, Argentina. The pathology was confirmed through radiographic imaging, and it could be a malformation with a congenital origin.
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