Hematological reference intervals of some snake species in Turkey

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.

Hematological reference intervals of some snake species in Turkey

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.

___

  • Allender, M.C., Mitchell, M.A., Phillips, C.A., Gruszynski, K. and Beasley, V.R. 2006. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, and antibodies to select viruses in wild-caught Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42: 107-114.
  • Arıkan, H., Atatür, M.K. and Tosunoğlu, M. 2003. A study on the blood cells of the Caucasus Frog, Pelodytes caucasicus. Zoology in the Middle East 30: 43-47.
  • Arıkan, H., Kumlutaş, Y., Türkozan, O., Baran, I. and Ilgaz, Ç. 2004. The morphology and size of blood cells of some viperid snakes from Turkey. Amphibia-Reptilia 25: 465-470.
  • Arıkan, H., Göçmen, B., Atatür, M.K., Kumlutaş, Y. and Çiçek, K. 2009. Morphology of peripheral blood cells from various Turkish snakes. North-Western Journal of Zoology 5: 61-73.
  • Atatür, M.K., Arıkan, H., Çevik, I.E. and Mermer, A. 2001. Erythrocyte measurements of some Scincids from Turkey. Turk J. Zool. 25: 149-152.
  • Dessauer, H.C. 1970. Blood chemistry of reptiles: physiological and evolutionary aspects. In: Biology of Reptilia, Vol. 3, Morphology (ed. C. Gans), Academic Press, London-New York, pp. 1-72.
  • Dickinson, V.M., Jarchow, J.L. and Trueblood, M.H. 2002. Hematology and plasma biochemistry reference range values for free-ranging desert tortoises in Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38: 143-153.
  • Duguy, R. 1970. Numbers of blood cells and their variation. In: Biology of Reptilia, Vol. 3, Morphology (ed. C. Gans), Academic Press, London-New York, pp. 93-109.
  • Dutton, C.J. and Taylor, P. 2003. A comparison between pre- and posthibernation morphometry, hematology, and blood chemistry in viperid snakes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 34: 53-58.
  • Gottdenker, N.L. and Jacobson, E.R. 1995. Effect of venipuncture sites on hematologic and clinical biochemical values in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). American Journal of Veterinary Research 56: 19-21.
  • Hartman, F.A. and Lessler, M.A. 1964. Erythrocyte measurements in fishes, amphibia and reptiles. Biol. Bull. 126: 83-88.
  • Hattingh, J. and Willemse, G.T. 1976. Hematological observations on the Puff Adder, Bitis arietans (Ophidia: Viperidae). Herpetologica 32: 245-247.
  • Jacobson, E.R., Gaskin, J.M., Brown, M.B., Harris, H.K., Gardiner, C.H., LaPointe, J.L., Adams, H.P. and Reggiardo, C. 1991. Chronic upper respiratory tract disease of free-ranging desert tortoises (Xerobates agasizii). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 27: 296-316.
  • Knotkova, Z., Doubek, J., Knotek, Z. and Hajkova, P. 2002. Blood cell morphology and plasma biochemistry in Russian tortoises (Agrionemys horsfieldi). Acta Vet. Brno 71: 191-198
  • Lamirande, E.W., Bratthauer, A.D., Fischer, D.C. and Nichols, D.K. 1999. Reference hematologic and plasma chemistry values of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 30: 516-520.
  • Lawrence, K. and Hawkey, C. 1986. Seasonal variations in hematological data from Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni) in captivity. Research in Veterinary Science 40: 225-230.
  • Lopez-Olivera, J.R., Montane, J., Marco, I., Martinez-Silvestre, A., Soler, J. and Lavin, S. 2003. Effect of venipuncture site on hematologic and serum biochemical parameters in marginated tortoise (Testudo marginiata). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39: 830-836.
  • MacLean, G.S., Lee, S.K. and Wilson, K.F. 1973. A simple method of obtaining blood from lizards. Copeia 2: 338-339.
  • Palenske, N.M. and Saunders, D.K. 2003. Blood viscosity and hematology of American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) at low temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology 28: 271-277.
  • Raphael, B.L., Klemens, M.W., Moehlman, P., Dierenfeld, E. and Karesh, W.B. 1994. Blood values in free-ranging pancake tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25: 63-67.
  • Ryerson, D.L. 1949. A preliminary survey of reptilian blood. J. Ent. Veterinaria 71: 191-198
  • Saint Girons, M.C. 1970. Morphology of the circulating blood cells. In: Biology of Reptilia, Vol. 3, Morphology (ed. C. Gans), Academic Press, London-New York, pp. 73-91.
  • Santos, K.R., Takahira, R.K., Rall, V.L.M., Calderón, C., Sequeira, J.L. and Silva, R.J. 2008. Pulmonary, microbiological and hematological changes in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes, Viperidae) parasitized by nematodes of the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae). Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. 60: 667-674.
  • Tanyer, G. 1985. Hematoloji ve Laboratuar. Ayyıldız Matbaası A. Ş., Ankara.
  • Tok, C.V., Tosunoğlu, M., Gül, Ç., Yiğini, B., Türkakın, M., Saruhan, G. and Kaya, S. 2006. Erythrocyte count and size in some colubrids (Reptilia: Ophidia) from Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology 13: 97-100.
  • Tosunoğlu, M., Ayaz, D., Tok, C.V. and Dülger, B. 2004. An investigation on the blood cells of the leopard gecko, Eublepharis angramainyu (Reptilia: Sauria: Eublepharidae). Asiatic Herpetologica Research 10: 230-234.
  • Troiano, J.C., Vidal, J.C., Gould, E.F., Heker, J., Gould, J., Vogt, A.U., Simoncini, C., Amantini, E. and De Roodt, A. 2000. Hematological values of some Bothrops species (Ophidia- Crotalidae) in captivity. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins 6: 194-204
  • Troiano, J.C., Vidal, J.C., Gould, E.F., Malinskas, G., Gould, J., Scaglione, M., Scaglione, L., Heker, J.J., Simoncini, C. and Dinapoli, H. 1999. Haematological and blood chemical Values from Comparative Haematology International 9: 31-35.
  • (Ophidia-Crotalidae).
  • Troiano, J.C., Vidal, J.C., Gould, J. and Gould, E. 1997. Haematological reference intervals of the South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus Laurenti, 1768) in captivity. Comparative Haematology International 7: 109-112.
  • Wojtaszek, J.S. 1991. Haematology of the grass snake Natrix natrix L. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 100A: 805-812.
  • Wojtaszek, J.S. 1992. Seasonal changes of circulating blood parameters in the grass snake Natrix natrix L. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 103A: 461-471.
Turkish Journal of Zoology-Cover
  • ISSN: 1300-0179
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
  • Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK
Sayıdaki Diğer Makaleler

The structure and defensive eicacy of glandular secretion of the larval osmeterium in Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Jagannath CHATTOPADHYAY

External morphology of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) related to sexual dimorphism

Deniz ÇOBAN, Şükrü YILDIRIM, H. Okan KAMACI, Cüneyt SUZER, Şahin SAKA, Kürşat FIRAT

Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

Maria YANKOVA, Danail PAVLOV, Violin RAYKOV, Veselina MIHNEVA, Georghe RADU

Two new species of zerconid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) from Honaz Mountain National Park (Turkey)

Raşit URHAN

Review of Palearctic and Australian species of Bootanomyia Girault 1915 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Megastigminae), with descriptions of new species

Mikdat DOĞANLAR

Investigation of the inluence of the juvenile hormone analogue fenoxycarb on major hemolymph proteins of the silkworm Bombyx mori during the last larval instar

Ramazan URANLI, Osman PARLAK, Ebru GÖNCÜ

Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in water, plankton, and fish of Lake Manzala, Egypt

Mohamed BAHNASAWY, Abdel-Aziz KHIDR, Nadia DHEINA

Scaphopod species (Mollusca) of the Turkish Levantine and Aegean seas

Bilal ÖZTÜRK

Kaz Dağları (Türkiye) Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Cinsi Karıncaları ile Camponotus candiotes Emery, 1894 ve Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920 eşey bireylerinin deskripsiyonları

Celal KARAMAN, Nihat AKTAÇ, Kadri KIRAN

Histological investigation of the rectal sac in Bombyx mori L.

Gamze TURGAY İZZETOĞLU, Ayla ÖBER