Helminths of five species of Gymnophthalmidae (Sauria: Reptilia) from Brazilian cerrado

Authors

  • Misael Sousa da Costa Luz Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Pici Campus, Fortaleza- CE, 60455-760, Brazil.
  • Robson Waldemar Ávila Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Pici Campus, Fortaleza- CE, 60455-760, Brazil.
  • Vanda Lúcia Ferreira Herpetology Laboratory, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, 79070900, MS, Brazil
  • Reinaldo José da Silva Department of Biodiversity and Biostatistics, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-689, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20262012111

Keywords:

Brazil, Cerrado, helminths, lizards, Nematoda, parasites

Abstract

Gymnophthalmidae is a highly diverse lizard family, endemic to the neotropical region. Despite the existence of extensive data about their morphology and phylogenetics, encompassing most species, there are knowledge gaps in their parasitic relations. In this work we present data on helminth infection of five gymnophthalmid species, Cercosaura parkeri (Ruibal, 1952), Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834, Colobosaura modesta (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862), Micrablepharus maximiliani (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) and Vanzosaura rubricauda (Boulenger, 1902). Thirty-two specimens were examined, among which the nematode Skrjabinodon spinosulus Vicente, Vrcibradic, Rocha & Pinto, 2002 was found in C. schreibersii, M. maximiliani and V. rubricauda. A helminth from the family Cosmocercidae was also found in V.rubricauda. Our study provides the first record of parasites infecting C. schreibersii and V. rubricauda.

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Published

2026-03-02

How to Cite

Sousa da Costa Luz, M., Waldemar Ávila, R., Ferreira, V. L., & da Silva, R. J. (2026). Helminths of five species of Gymnophthalmidae (Sauria: Reptilia) from Brazilian cerrado. Neotropical Helminthology, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20262012111