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1 January 2011 Endoparasites (Cestoidea, Nematoda, Pentastomida) of Reptiles (Sauria, Ophidia) from the Republic of Namibia
Chris T. McAllister, Charles R. Bursey, Paul S. Freed
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Abstract

Two hundred twenty-two individual reptiles (11 families, 45 species) from 17 districts of Namibia were examined for endoparasites. Thirty-three (31 lizards, 2 snakes) individuals (15%) were found to harbor at least 1 species of helminth; 4 lizards harbored a multiple infection of 2 helminths, 1 lizard was infected with 3 species, and 1 lizard harbored a multiple infection of 5 species. One species of linstowiid cestode, 12 species of nematodes representing 6 families, and 1 species of cephalobaenid pentastomid were found in the herpetofauna surveyed. Twenty-seven new host and 8 new geographic records are documented for helminths of Namibian reptiles.

Chris T. McAllister, Charles R. Bursey, and Paul S. Freed "Endoparasites (Cestoidea, Nematoda, Pentastomida) of Reptiles (Sauria, Ophidia) from the Republic of Namibia," Comparative Parasitology 78(1), 140-151, (1 January 2011). https://doi.org/10.1654/4467.1
Published: 1 January 2011
KEYWORDS
Cestoidea
intensity
Namibia
Nematoda
Ophidia
Pentastomida
prevalence
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