Haematology of Calotes versicolor Daudin (1802) in different seasons

AbstractThe study is aimed to investigate the haemoprofile of common garden lizard in Odisha, India. Ten adult lizards of each sex in different seasons were collected from the coastal area of Rajnagar block of Kendrapara, 754 225, Odisha, located in 20 ° 20′ N to 20° 37’ N latitude and 86° 14′ E to 87° 01′ E longitude. One millilitre of blood was collected from the ventral tail vein and transferred into vials containing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and then transported to the laboratory. The haematological parameters such as Hb, PCV, TEC and TLC were determined while erythrocyte indices such as MCV, MCH and MCHC were calculated. The differential leucocyte count (DLC) was also estimated using standard procedures. The haemoglobin concentration is found to be significant atF0.01 in both sexes, PCV atF0.001 among all males and atF0.05 among all females, the TEC atF0.001 in all males atF0.01 in all females, MCV atF0.001 in males and atF0.05 in all females and MCH atF0.05 in both sexes in three different seasons. The correlation withR2 values varies in male and female with respect to the parameters analysed. The data obtained could be useful in understanding the seasonal variations on haematological parameters between sexes ofCalotes versicolor.
Source: Comparative Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research