Colour patterns in Neomys anomalus

Variability in the coloration of N. anomalus Cabrera, 1907 was examined for animals captured in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Pomerania and Bieszczady mountains (n=148). Colour marks were found in 21 specimens, including 11 with a stripe running along the medial line of the belly, one with a patch on the throat, seven with a stripe and a patch occurring together, one with dark spots in the axillary region, and one specimen with a dark spot around the anus.