A helminthological research on three Lacertid lizards species: <i>Acanthodactylus harranensis</i> Baran et <i>al</i>, 2005, <i>Acanthodactylus schreiberi</i> Boulenger, 1878, and <i>Mesalina brevirostris</i> Blanford, 1874, collected from South and South-eastern regions of Turkey
HELMINTHOLOGIA, vol.53, no.2, pp.200-206, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 53 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1515/helmin-2016-0010
- Journal Name: HELMINTHOLOGIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.200-206
- Keywords: Acanthodactylus harranensis, Acanthodactylus schreiberi, Lacertidae, Mesalina brevirostris, helminth, Turkey
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.