Reptiles, as well as other vertebrate groups, harbour a significant diversity of parasitic
organisms, from nematodes and other helminths to viruses and bacteria. The Northeast is …

In this study, the Kinosternon scorpioides, Mesoclemmys tuberculata and Phrynops
geoffroanus freshwater turtles collected in the Cariús River, State of Ceará, were analysed …

Nós investigamos os parasitas de cinco espécies de lagartos pertencentes às famílias
Phyllodactylidae (Phyllopezus pollicaris e Gymnodactylus geckoides) e Gekkonidae …

Gymnodactylus darwinii is an endemic lizard from Atlantic Rainforest. Ecological aspects of
your parasitic fauna are still unknown. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to know …

Abstract One species of Parapharyngodon Chatterji (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae),
parasitizing the large intestine of Tropidurus hispidus (Spix)(Squamata: Tropiduridae) in …

Purpose This study describes the composition and infection patterns of macro endoparasites
associated with the lizard Phyllopezus periosus. Methods We collected 115 P. periosus over …

We analyzed the patterns of infection by helminths in populations of the Gymnophthalmidae
lizard Dryadosaura nordestina from three Atlantic Forest fragments in Northeast Brazil …

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 …

One hundred-thirty six Mediterranean geckos, Hemidactylus turcicus, were collected
between December 1986 and March 2016 in Hardin (n= 7), Harris (n= 57), and Tom Green …

The distribution of parasites within host populations and communities, and the mechanisms
responsible for these patterns, are poorly understood aspects of wildlife parasitology. Here …