10.6084/m9.figshare.5667400.v1
Vandeberg F. Lima
Vandeberg F.
Lima
Samuel V. Brito
Samuel V.
Brito
João A. Araujo Filho
João A.
Araujo Filho
Diêgo A. Teles
Diêgo A.
Teles
Samuel C. Ribeiro
Samuel C.
Ribeiro
Adonias A. M. Teixeira
Adonias A. M.
Teixeira
Antonio M. A. Pereira
Antonio M. A.
Pereira
Waltécio O. Almeida
Waltécio O.
Almeida
Helminth parasites of Phyllodactylidae and Gekkonidae lizards in a Caatinga ecological station, northeastern Brazil
SciELO journals
2017
Squamata
Nematoda
Cestoda
geckos
semiarid
2017-12-05 09:10:34
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Helminth_parasites_of_Phyllodactylidae_and_Gekkonidae_lizards_in_a_Caatinga_ecological_station_northeastern_Brazil/5667400
<div><p>Abstract We investigated the parasites of five lizard species belonging to Phyllodactylidae (Phyllopezus pollicaris and Gymnodactylus geckoides) and Gekkonidae (Hemidactylus agrius, Lygodactylus klugei and Hemidactylus brasilianus) families in a semiarid region of Brazil. Six nematode species were identified: Parapharyngodon alvarengai and Spauligodon oxkutzcabiensis (Pharyngodonidae), Physaloptera lutzi (Physalopteridae), Skrjabinelazia intermedia (Seuratidae), Trichospirura sp. (Rhabdochonidae) and Piratuba sp. (Onchocercidae), and a cestode species, Oochoristica sp. (Linstowiidae). The most prevalent species were Spauligodon oxkutzcabiensis, which infected P. pollicaris (75%), and Parapharyngodon alvarengai, which infected G. geckoides (29%). South American lizards were identified as being new hosts for the Trichospirura genus (a usual parasite of mammals), and there were 16 new occurrences of parasite species in the five lizard species studied herein.</p></div>