Spots all over: Records of piebaldism in red-tailed squirrel Syntheosciurus granatensis in northwestern Ecuador

We documented piebaldism in Syntheosciurus granatensis using camera-trap bycatch data (2014–2024). These data were collected from various camera trap projects in NW Ecuador. Some projects followed a grid cell method (MPP, PCN), while others (e.g. Mashpi_Camaras trampa, Tayra Historical) did not. Data were collected using various camera trap brands, across various seasons, and different land ownership types. GUIDE TO SPREADSHEETS SPREADSHEET 1 = ALL DATA (data from all projects used in this study) PROJECT ID- project code for record CAMERA TRAP STATION ID- camera trap station name (format varies between projects) DATE- month/day/year TIME- hh:mm:ss (24 hour) COMMON NAME (ENG)- species comment name, in English COLORATION- indication if the individual in the image was considered PIEBALD (with clear white spotting or marks) or NORMAL (without) SPREADSHEET 2 = PIEBALDISM (subset of only piebald squirrels) PROJECT ID- project code for record CAMERA TRAP STATION ID- camera trap station name (format varies between projects) LAT - Latitudinal coordinates LONG - Longitudinal coordinates DATE- month/day/year TIME- hh:mm:ss (24 hour) SCIENTIFIC NAME - speices scientific name COMMON NAME (ENG)- species common name, in English DESCRIPTION OF PIEBALDISM - comments about occurrence and prevalence of piebaldism