Helminth fauna of <i>Anatololacerta pelasgiana</i> (Mertens, 1959) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from several localities of south-west part of Türkiye

Birlik S., YILDIRIMHAN H. S., SÜMER N., Hastürk E., KUMLUTAŞ Y., ILGAZ Ç., ...More

HELMINTHOLOGIA, vol.61, no.4, pp.360-367, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.2478/helm-2024-0035
  • Journal Name: HELMINTHOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.360-367
  • Keywords: <italic>Anatololacerta pelasgiana</italic>, helminth, parasite, Nematoda, T & uuml;rkiye
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present data on helminths harboured by Pelasgian Rock Lizard Anatololacerta pelasgiana (Mertens, 1959) from several localities in Mu & gbreve;la province, T & uuml;rkiye. Five helminth species (Nematoda) were found in A. pelesgiana: Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Physalopteroides sp., Thubunae sp., Spauligodon cabrerae and Spauligodon aloisei. Overall helminth prevalences were not relatively high for this species [27/44 (61.3 %)]; helminth assemblages from host species were depauperate and dominated by generalist helminths with direct life cycles.