We describe an osseous metaplasia in a wild Patagonian green racer (Philodryas patagoniensis). The 5.5×1.5-cm lesion of irregular contour on the right dorsolateral surface proximal to the snake's cloaca was raised, hard, ulcerated centrally, and radiopaque and interfered with mobility. Microscopy revealed osseous metaplasia on skin and muscle.
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1 April 2016
Osseous Metaplasia in a Free-living Snake (Patagonian Green Racer; Philodryas patagoniensis) in Brazil, 2012
Carlos H. O. Nogueira,
Hassan L. Jerdy,
Leonardo S. Silveira
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 2
April 2016
Vol. 52 • No. 2
April 2016