Hematological reference intervals of some snake species in Turkey

Authors : Murat TOSUNOĞLU, Çiğdem GÜL, Nilgün YILMAZ, Hüseyin TOPYILDIZ

Pages : 237-243

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, some blood parameters were studied in 7 distinct snake species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RBC);, white blood cell count insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WBC);, hematocrit value insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HCT);, hemoglobin concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hb);, mean corpuscular volume insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MCV);, mean corpuscular hemoglobin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MCH);, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 : Key words Colubridae, Typhlopidae, Ophidia, hematology, Turkey