Gastrointestinal helminths of seven gekkonid lizard species (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Oceania

Goldberg, Stephen R.; Bursey, Charles R.

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“…The specific diversity of Skrjabinelazia is probably greater than sometimes admitted (Sharpilo, 1976;Goldberg & Bursey, 2001), but the geographical distribution of individual species appears to be limited. In France, Lacerta vivipara is common and well investigated, but S. vozae n. sp.…”

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Three species of Skrjabinelazia Sypliaxov, 1930 (Nematoda: Seuratidae) parasitic in Gekkonidae and Lacertidae from South Africa, Europe and Australia

2007

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Skrjabinelazia Sypliaxov, 1930 comprises 10 species distinguished by several characters typical of the genus including, among the most important, the presence/absence of spicules, cuticle ornamentation and vesicles, head-shape, the presence/absence of a leaflet crown in the buccal cavity, female tail-shape and male cone-shape. The three samples studied are new species: S. boomkeri n. sp., a parasite of Pachydactylus turneri, Gekkonidae, from South Africa (Klaserie Reserve); S. vozae n. sp., a parasite of Lacerta vivipara, Lacertidae, from France (Cévennes), which is close to two lacertid parasites, S. taurica Sypliaxov, 1930 and L. hoffmanni Li, 1934, respectively from the Crimea and North China (Peking); and S. mawsangelae n. sp. (male unknown), a parasite of Christinus marmoratus, Gekkonidae, from Australia (Pearson Island), which is, surprisingly, distinct from Skrjabinelazia sp. of Angel & Mawson (1968) from the same host in another region (North of Adelaide) of South Australia. Two main groups are distinguished in Skrjabinelazia: the species with spicules which are parasitic in the Lacertidae, and the species with a gubernaculum only which are parasitic in the Gekkonidae. The unique species described from the Iguanidae, S. intermedia (Freitas, 1940) from Brazil (Para), also without spicules, seems to be derived from gekkonid parasites, as it also has an evolved oesophagus with a glandular region, unlike the simple oesophagus seen in the larval stages of Skrjabinelazia.

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Three species of Skrjabinelazia Sypliaxov, 1930 (Nematoda: Seuratidae) parasitic in Gekkonidae and Lacertidae from South Africa, Europe and Australia

2007

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“…Four of the seven helminths recovered from A. agama in Lagos State, Nigeria [10] and three of the four helminths recovered from Nsugbe, Anambra State, Nigeria [11] were nematodes. In addition, seven of the 11 helminths reported from geckos by Goldberg and Bursey [22] were nematodes. Furthermore, in a study conducted in Namibia, McAllister et al [23] reported that 14 out of 18 endoparasites reported from reptiles belong to the phylum Nematoda, Rataj et al [13] also reported that nematodes were recovered more than any other helminths in their study of pet reptiles from the Republic of Slovenia.…”

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A Survey of Helminth Parasites of the Lizard, Agama agama in Ile–Ife and Ibadan Southwest Nigeria

Sowemimo¹,

Oluwafemi²

2017

J Bacteriol Parasitol

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A parasitological survey was carried out between February and October, 2015 to determine the helminth fauna of the lizard, Agama agama from two locations Ibadan and Ile-Ife, Southwest Nigeria. A total of 133 specimens were collected and examined for helminth infections. The results showed that the overall prevalence of helminth infection in A. agama was 100%. Five species of helminths were recovered comprising three nematodes, Strongyluris brevicaudata (92.5%), Parapharyngodon sp. (89.5%) and unidentified nematode (0.8%), one species of cestode, Oochoristica truncata (56.4%) and one species of trematode, Mesocoelium monas (1.5%). S. brevicaudata was the most frequently encountered parasite in the Agama lizard in both Ibadan and Ile-Ife. Worm burden (intensity) was highest in the rectum. The intensity of helminth infection increased with the size of the lizard. Multiple infections with two or more parasites (81.2%) were the most common. None of these parasites have been reported in human beings.

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“…Meteterakis singaporensis in C. affinis, C. baueri, C. biocellata, C. grismeri, C. kumpoli, C. nuicamensis and C. pemanggilensis are new host records. Pharyngodonidae Parapharyngodon maplestoni, described by Chatterji (1933) from the lizard Calotes versicolor (Agamidae) from Burma (currently Myanmar), has a wide distribution pattern including Thailand of Southeast Asia (Goldberg and Bursey 2001). Members of the Pharyngodonidae, such as P. maplestoni, have direct (monoxenous) life cycles and infection most likely occurs when contaminated substrate is ingested as lizards forage for food; a colonising P. maplestoni needs only to find suitable habitat occupied by other lizards.…”

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Gastrointestinal helminths of nine species ofCnemaspis(Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, one species from Cambodia and Thailand and two species from Vietnam

Goldberg

Bursey

Grismer

2015

Journal of Natural History

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A total of 12 species of Cnemaspis (N = 104) from Southeast Asia were examined for gastrointestinal helminths. Samples consisted of nine species (n = 86) from Peninsular Malaysia: Cnemaspis affinis (n = 4); Cnemaspis baueri (n = 17); Cnemaspis biocellata (n = 12); Cnemaspis grismeri (n = 8); Cnemaspis kumpoli (n = 11); Cnemaspis limi (n = 9): Cnemaspis monachorum (n = 7); Cnemaspis pemanggilensis (n = 10); Cnemaspis peninsularis (n = 8); one species (n = 5) from Cambodia and Thailand, Cnemaspis chanthaburiensis (n = 5); and two species (n = 13) from Vietnam: Cnemaspis nuicamensis (n = 6) and Cnemaspis tucdupensis (n = 7). The aggregate helminth community consisted of one species of Cestoda, Cylindrotaenia malayi and nine species of Nematoda: Bakeria schadi, Meteterakis singaporensis, Parapharyngodon maplestoni, Maxvachonia sp., Physalopteroides sp., Physalopteridae gen. sp., Riticulariidae gen. sp., Seuratoidea gen. sp., Ascaridoidea gen. sp. Meteterakis singaporensis had the largest number of individuals (457) and greatest prevalence (24%). Twenty-eight new host records are reported.

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Gastrointestinal helminths of seven gekkonid lizard species (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Oceania

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

Three species of Skrjabinelazia Sypliaxov, 1930 (Nematoda: Seuratidae) parasitic in Gekkonidae and Lacertidae from South Africa, Europe and Australia

Three species of Skrjabinelazia Sypliaxov, 1930 (Nematoda: Seuratidae) parasitic in Gekkonidae and Lacertidae from South Africa, Europe and Australia

A Survey of Helminth Parasites of the Lizard, Agama agama in Ile–Ife and Ibadan Southwest Nigeria

Gastrointestinal helminths of nine species ofCnemaspis(Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, one species from Cambodia and Thailand and two species from Vietnam

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