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1 June 2012 A New Species of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Agamid Lizards On Luzon Island, Philippines
Yuriy Kuzmin, Vasyl V. Tkach, Sarah E. Bush
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Abstract

Rhabdias odilebaini n. sp. is described on the basis of specimens found in the lungs of 2 species of agamid lizards: the Philippine flying lizard Draco spilopterus and the marbled bloodsucker Bronchocela marmorata. Specimens were collected in Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. The new species of Rhabdias is characterized by presence of 4 submedian lips, inconspicuous lateral lips, rounded cross-shaped oral opening, and tail end bent dorsally. This species is morphologically distinct from other Rhabdias spp. that parasitize reptilian and amphibian hosts, including 3 other species known to parasitize lizards of the Agamidae.

American Society of Parasitologists
Yuriy Kuzmin, Vasyl V. Tkach, and Sarah E. Bush "A New Species of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Agamid Lizards On Luzon Island, Philippines," Journal of Parasitology 98(3), 608-611, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3003.1
Received: 28 October 2011; Accepted: 20 January 2012; Published: 1 June 2012
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