HELMINTH FAUNA OF TWO GECKO LIZARDS, HEMIDACTYLUS AGRIUS AND LYGODACTYLUS KLUGEI (GEKKONIDADE), FROM CAATINGA BIOME, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Luciano Alves dos Anjos Depto de Biologia e Zootecnia – FEIS, UNESP, campus Ilha Solteira, SP, Brasil. CEP 15385000. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-916X
  • Castiele Holanda Bezerra Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará - NUROF-UFC Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 905, CEP 60.455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-8219
  • Daniel Cunha Passos Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará - NUROF-UFC Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 905, CEP 60.455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-4496
  • Djan Zanchi Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará - NUROF-UFC Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 905, CEP 60.455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-4067
  • Conrado Aleksander Barbosa Galdino Núcleo Regional de Ofiologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará - NUROF-UFC Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Bloco 905, CEP 60.455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. - Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Avenida Dom José Gaspar, 290, Bairro Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP 30535-901. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-3121

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2011521086

Keywords:

gastrointestinal tract, Gekkota, Hemidactylus, helminth

Abstract

This study presented data on helminth fauna of two gecko lizards, Hemidactylus agrius and Lygodactylus klugei, from Caatinga biome in northeastern Brazil. It was found four helminth species parasitizing H. agrius, cistacanth of Centrorhynchidae (Acanthocephala) and the nematodes Physalopteridae (larvae), Parapharyngodon alvarengai (Pharyngodonidae) and Skrjabinelazia sp. (Seuratidade). The host Lygodactylus klugei presented two helminth species, one individual of Mesocoelium monas (Trematoda: Mesocoeliidae) in the small intestine and one encysted larvae of Physalopteridae (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) attached at stomach wall. The lizard species showed a low prevalence and low richness of helminths. Moreover, H. agrius presented a low intensity of infection. The foraging mode, arboreal habit and a restricted composition of diet could favoring the low prevalence, low infection rates and low richness of helminths found in these geckonid host species.

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Published

2011-05-23

How to Cite

Alves dos Anjos, L. ., Holanda Bezerra, C. ., Cunha Passos, D. ., Zanchi, D. ., & Barbosa Galdino, C. A. . (2011). HELMINTH FAUNA OF TWO GECKO LIZARDS, HEMIDACTYLUS AGRIUS AND LYGODACTYLUS KLUGEI (GEKKONIDADE), FROM CAATINGA BIOME, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 5(2), 285–290. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2011521086

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