“…Helminth infections in chelonians have also been reported in Italy (Papini et al, 2011), Spain (Ch avarri et al, 2012 and the United Kingdom (Hedley et al, 2013). Gastrointestinal parasites in red-footed tortoises have been reported in Venezuela (P erez Mata et al, 2014), Brazil (Leal et al, 2018), and the USA (Rideout et al, 1987), however is a paucity of literature on parasites of red-footed tortoises in the Caribbean region including Grenada.…”