Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Prehensile-tailed skinks (Corucia zebrata)

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Weight
 
CBCJuvenile
Adult
Mean (+/- SD)
RBC1.45 (0.29) 10
WBC12.36 (4.39) 103/µl
PCV35.45 (9.01) %
MCV262.6 (116.3) fl
MCH68.73 (17.49) pg
MCHC28.05 (7.86) g/dl
Hb9.58 (1.33) g/dl
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Adult
Mean (+/-SD)
Calcium13.2 (2.17) mg/dl
Glucose9.9 (13.6) mg/dl
BUN
UricAcid1.6 (1.05) mg/dl
Urea
Creatinine
Cholesterol143.9 (60.07) mg/dl
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin
Totalprotein
Albumin
Globulin
ALT
ALP
AST18.9 (22.09) IU/L
Ammonia
Magnesium
Phosphorus3.7 (1.17)
Potassium3.57 (0.81) mEq/L
Sodium158.2 (4.90) mEq/L
Chloride124.2 (3.58) mEq/L
Cholinesterase
CPK210.4 (260.17) IU/L
CK
LDH
BileAcid
Iron
Alk

Reference: """Hematology and Plasma Chemistries of Captive Prehensile-tailed Skinks (Corucia zebrata),"" Kevin M. Wright, D.V.M., Sandra Skeba, A.H.T. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 23 (4): 429-432, 1992"

Notes: n = 20 captive prehensile-tailed skinks


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