The occurrence of the strongylid nematodes, Kalicephalus viparae viparae (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae), in viper Snake, Macrovipera lebetina (Reptilia: Viperidae), Southwestern Iran
Abstract:An ancylostomatid Kalicephalus spp. is the common parasitic intestinal nematode of reptiles. West-Asian blunt-nosed viper, a venomous snake found in extensive areas of Iran. Between June - September 2017, two dead viper snakes were referred to the parasitology laboratory and examined for intestinal parasites. Several white elongated roundworms were collected and fixed to identify under light and scanning electron microscopes (SEM) based on morphological and molecular characteristics. For the molecular survey, … Show more
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