Gastrointestinal Helminths of Four Lizard Species (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae and Teiidae) from Mixteca Region, Oaxaca, Mexico


Por: Ocampo-Salinas J.M., Rosas-Valdez R., Martínez-Salazar E.A.

Publicada: 1 ene 2021
Resumen:
Sixty-eight lizards representing 4 species (Aspidoscelis mexicanus, Sceloporus horridus, Sceloporus ochoterenae, and Urosaurus bicarinatus) collected from the locality of Santiago Tamazola in the Mixteca Region of Oaxaca, Mexico were examined for gastrointestinal helminths. One species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides sp. (tetrathyridium larvae), and 2 species of Nematoda, Physaloptera retusa and Spauligodon garciaprietoi were found. Physaloptera retusa had the highest prevalence (85%) in S. horridus and was found parasitizing all 4 lizard species, and S. garciaprietoi had the most numerous helminth (n = 626) in A. mexicanus. The helminths are generalist and have indirect life cycles with the exception of S. garciaprietoi. We provided new host and distribution records for the 3 helminth species (Mesocestoides sp., P. retusa, and S. garciaprietoi) and present the first helminth reports for S. horridus, S. ochoterenae, and U. bicarinatus. Further, Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia is reported for the first time in Oaxaca State. This work contributes to the helminth fauna associated with lizards from Mexico. © 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Ocampo-Salinas J.M.:
 Laboratorio de Colecciones Biológicas y Sistemática Molecular, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Avenida Preparatoria S/N, Campus Universitario II, Col. Agronómica, Zacatecas, CP 98066, Mexico

Rosas-Valdez R.:
 Laboratorio de Colecciones Biológicas y Sistemática Molecular, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Avenida Preparatoria S/N, Campus Universitario II, Col. Agronómica, Zacatecas, CP 98066, Mexico

Martínez-Salazar E.A.:
 Laboratorio de Colecciones Biológicas y Sistemática Molecular, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Avenida Preparatoria S/N, Campus Universitario II, Col. Agronómica, Zacatecas, CP 98066, Mexico
ISSN: 15252647
Editorial
HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOC WASHINGTON, C/O ALLEN PRESS INC, 1041 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST, ACCT# 141866, LAWRENCE, KS 66044 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 88 Número: 1
Páginas: 51-66
WOS Id: 000685268900010

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