Melanistic Coyotes in Northwest Georgia

Christopher B. Mowry; Justin L. Edge

doi:10.1656/058.013.0209

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Christopher B. Mowry,^1,* Justin L. Edge¹

¹1Berry College, Department of Biology, Box 430, Mt. Berry, GA 30149.

^*Corresponding author - cmowry@berry.edu.

Abstract

Melanism is rare in Canis latrans (Coyote), but we detected the phenotypic trait several times in northwest Georgia. We observed up to 9 melanistic Coyotes during a 9-year period, 2003–2012: 5 from trail-camera photographs, 2 from live-captures during a radio-telemetry study, and 2 from hunter-kills. The ancestry of southeastern Coyotes is unclear, and we suggest that a genetic study including melanistic individuals could increase understanding of the potential influence of C. lupus (Gray Wolf), C. rufus (Red Wolf) and/or C. lupus familiaris (Domestic Dog) on the Coyote's genetic makeup and evolutionary history.

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Christopher B. Mowry and Justin L. Edge "Melanistic Coyotes in Northwest Georgia," Southeastern Naturalist 13(2), 280-287, (1 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.013.0209

Published: 1 June 2014

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