A helminthological research on three Lacertid lizards species: Acanthodactylus harranensis Baran et al, 2005, Acanthodactylus schreiberi Boulenger, 1878, and Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874, collected from South and South-eastern regions of Turkey

Dusen S., Kumlutas Y., Ilgaz C., Avci A., Gul H. Y.

HELMINTHOLOGIA, cilt.53, sa.2, ss.200-206, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/helmin-2016-0010
  • Dergi Adı: HELMINTHOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.200-206
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acanthodactylus harranensis, Acanthodactylus schreiberi, Lacertidae, Mesalina brevirostris, helminth, Turkey, SKRJABINODON NEMATODA, CENTRORHYNCHUS ACANTHOCEPHALA, OXYUROIDEA PHARYNGODONIDAE, PARASITES, HELMINTHS, REDESCRIPTION, REPTILIA, SQUAMATA, SAURIA, GECKOS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A total of 45 lizards (Acanthodactylus harranensis [n = 15], Acanthodacthylus schreiberi [n = 9] and Mesalina brevirostris [n = 21]) were collected from South and Southeastern Regions of Turkey and examined for helminth fauna. Acanthodactylus harranensis harbored 1 species of Nematoda (Skrjabinodon sp.), 1 species of Cestoda (Oochoristica tuberculata) and 1 species of Acanthocephala (Centrorhynchus sp. [cystacanth]). Acanthodactylus schreiberi harbored unidentified cysticercoids. Mesalina brevirostris harbored 1 species of Nematoda (Spauligodon saxicolae). All lizards represents new host records for the helminths reported in this study.