Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018)
Short Note

Helminths of the lizard <em>Colobosauroides cearensis</em> (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil

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  • Aldenir Silva Neta,
  • Robson Ávila
Aldenir Silva Neta
Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Rua Coronel Antônio Luis, 1161, Pimenta, CEP 63100-000, Crato, CE, Brazil
Robson Ávila
Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Rua Coronel Antônio Luis, 1161, Pimenta, CEP 63100-000, Crato, CE, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-21100

Published 2018-06-30

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Silva Neta, A., & Ávila, R. (2018). Helminths of the lizard <em>Colobosauroides cearensis</em> (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil. Acta Herpetologica, 13(1), 95–100. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-21100
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Abstract

Lizards are hosts to a variety of parasites, but in South America only 15% of lizard species have been studied for helminths. In the present study, the component community of helminths associated with the gymnophthalmid Colobosauroides cearensis in an area of Caatinga (7°22’46.08” S, 38°38’47.87”W) is reported. We examined 91 specimens from the Brazilian state of Ceará, and five taxa of helminths were recovered: four Nematoda (Parapharyngodon largitor, Spauligodon sp., Physaloptera sp. and Oswaldocruzia sp.) and one Cestoda (Oochoristica sp.). Parapharyngodon largitor was the most prevalent species (61%), and presented the highest mean abundance of infection (1.60 ± 0.18). Lizard body size influenced the richness and abundance of helminths, while infection parameters were not related to lizard sex.

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