Record of Leucism in Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from South Gujarat, India

Leucism in fruit bat species Pteropus giganteus (Brunnich, 1782) is recorded for the first time from India based on photographic evidence collected from the Anaval Village located in Surat District of South Gujarat, India. A total lack of pigmentation in the whole body due to the failure of melanocytes to migrate to the skin, and hair follicles, resulting in white or whitish hairs, pale skin, but normal coloured eyes are the sign of leucism. The present record can serve as baseline data and will also help understand colour aberration in bats.