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Five adult males maintained in captivity at the Get\u00falio Vargas Zoobotanical Park (Salvador, BA, Brazil) were captured, anaesthetised, and subjected to bilateral orchiectomy as part of a population\u2010control strategy. Body measurements included head circumference, thoracic diameter, total length, withers height, and body weight. The length, width, thickness, and weight of the testes and epididymides were measured, and the gonadosomatic index was estimated. Spermatozoa were recovered from the epididymal tail by slicing and flotation, and their morphology, membrane integrity, and kinematic parameters were assessed using a computerised computer\u2010assisted semen analysis (CASA) system. Mean kinematic parameters were: total motility (80.61%\u2009\u00b1\u200918.33%), progressive motility (54.95%\u2009\u00b1\u200916.55%), average path velocity\u2014VAP (60.58\u2009\u00b1\u200912.38\u2009\u03bcm\/s), and percentage of normal spermatozoa (77.80%\u2009\u00b1\u20096.14%). 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