2011•Southeastern NaturalistRequires access

Melanistic Gray Squirrel,Sciurus carolinensis, Observed in the Piedmont Region of North Georgia

Gary W. Barrett, Terry L. Barrett

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A melanistic morph of Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin (Eastern Gray Squirrel or Gray Squirrel) was observed on 17 and 27 September 2008 in the Georgia Piedmont, Athens-Clarke County, GA. This is a rare observation because we have found no reports of Gray Squirrel melanism located south of Virginia in the southeastern United States.

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Key concepts: Sciurus carolinensis, Gray (unit), Melanism, Sciurus, Geography, Biology, Zoology, Ecology