Abstract
Fibropapillomas are cutaneous tumors that affect the health of marine turtles worldwide. In July 11th of 1998, a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with tumors was captured by fishermen in the Sea Turtles Sanctuary of Rio Lagartos, Yucatán. The straight carapace length of this turtle was 44.6 cm, and we found 30 tumors with a size from 1 cm - 10 cm on the back flippers, neck, front flippers and in both eyes. On July 10th, 1999, another juvenile green turtle with fibropapillomatosis was captured by fishermen in the same area. This turtle was smaller (S.C.L. = 40.8 cm) with 5 small tumors (1 cm - 4 cm) on the back flippers and tail. The prevalence of fibropapillomatosis in Yucatan is low (2.4%). Considering the migratory route of this species and the high prevalence of green turtles with fibropapillomas in Florida, USA, we suggest an initial contagion between the populations ofthese peninsulas. Those are the first documented reports of green turtles with fibropapillomas in Yucatán, México.
Highlights
Fibropapillomas are cutaneous tumors that affect the health of marine turtles worldwide
Tags and morphometry of the green turtles with fibropapillomas captured in Yucatan
Por último es importante mencionar que, a la fecha, no se ha informado ningún caso de esta enfermedad en la región del presente trabajo (Murakawa & Balaz, 2004), por lo que estos hallazgos se pueden considerar como los primeros registros de tortugas blancas con fibropapilomas en Yucatán, México
Summary
Fibropapillomas are cutaneous tumors that affect the health of marine turtles worldwide. El 11 de julio de 1998, durante las actividades del Programa de Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas del CRIPY-INP, los pescadores del puerto de Las Coloradas, Yucatán, México, nos entregaron una tortuga blanca Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) viva, con numerosos tumores, capturada por medio de buceo libre a una profundidad de 3.5 m, frente a dicho puerto (21o 38' 00'' N; 87o 59' 00'' W), en las costas del Santuario de Tortugas Marinas de Río Lagartos (STMRL).
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