Determinación de Parámetros de Células Blancas Sanguíneas en Abronias spp. de colección privada en el Zoológico la Aurora

Abstract

Abronias are a genus of lizards in the family Anguidae, distributed from Mexico through Guatemala and parts of El Salvador. Abronias are found in mountainous or volcanic peaks in Guatemala, making them one of the most difficult species to study due to their infrequent sightings. The La Aurora National Zoological Park in Guatemala has a breeding and research program focused on the Abronias genus, for the conservation and preservation of the species. This program includes blood tests for disease prevention and identification.

To my knowledge, there is no recorded hematological data for Abronias. Therefore, blood samples were taken and sent to the laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala to obtain a range of white blood cell parameters for this genus.

This will help to better understand the species and be able to predict diseases in advance or treat them in time, since one of the characteristics of many wild species is that they do not show apparent signs or symptoms when they are suffering from a pathological problem.