Intestinal parasites of unisexual and bisexual lizards Darevskia spp. (Lacertidae) from Northeastern Anatolia

Roca V., Jorge F., Ilgaz Ç., Kumlutas Y., Hakan Durmus S., Carretero M. A.

HELMINTHOLOGIA, cilt.53, sa.3, ss.298-303, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/helmin-2016-0021
  • Dergi Adı: HELMINTHOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.298-303
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: parasites, Caucasian rock lizards, parthenogens, Turkey, HELMINTH COMMUNITIES, PODARCIS-BOCAGEI, NW PORTUGAL, SAURIA, INFRACOMMUNITIES, SQUAMATA, TURKEY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Four bisexual and two unisexual species of the lizard genus Darevskia from northeastern Anatolia were searched for intestinal parasites in adult specimens. One cestode, Nematotaenia tarentolae, and two nematode species, Spauligodon saxicolae and Strongyloides darevskyi, were found, the latest identified as a Darevskia specialist. No major differences between host species were recorded. The very low infection rates and diversity result in depauperate helminth communities for all these lacertid lizards being the lowest among the Palaearctic saurians. Patterns of these helminth communities are compared with those observed in other lacertid lizards from Anatolia and Europe.