Title
Helminths from 9 species of geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2011
Abstract
Nine species of geckos from Sri Lanka were examined for helminths: Calodactylodes illingworthorum, Cnemaspis kandiana, Cnemaspis scalpensis, Cnemaspis tropidogaster, Gehyra mutilata, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus, Hemidactylus depressus, Hemidactylus frenatus, and Hemidactylus leschenaultii. Species found include 1 species of Digenea, Mesocoelium monas; 2 species of Cestoda, Cylindrotaenia philauti and Oochoristica paurensis; 8 species of Nematoda, Parapharyngodon maplestoni, Pharyngodon gekko, Pharyngodon oceanicus, Physaloperoides dactyluris, Skrjabinelazia hemidactyli, Spauligodon hemidactylus, Thamugadia hemidactyla, and Acuariidae gen sp. (larva in cysts); and 1 species of Acanthocephala, Acanthocephalus serendibensis. Mean number of helminth species per infected gecko was 1.3 ± 0.5 (range 1-3). Nineteen new hosts and 7 new locality records are reported. © 2011 The Helminthological Society of Washington.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Comparative Parasitology
First Page
359
Last Page
366
Recommended Citation
Goldberg, S., Bursey, C., Bauer, A., De Silva, A., & Austin, C. (2011). Helminths from 9 species of geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka. Comparative Parasitology, 78 (2), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1654/4487.1