%0 Journal Article
%T Helminths of the lizard Colobosauroides cearensis (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-21100
%X 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 helminths associated with the gymnophthalmid Colobosauroides cearensis in an area of Caatinga (7¡ã22¡¯46.08¡± S, 38¡ã38¡¯47.87¡±W) is reported. We examined 91 specimens from the Brazilian state of Cear¨¢, and five taxa of helminths were recovered: four Nematoda (Parapharyngodon largitor, Spauligodon sp., Physaloptera sp. and Oswaldocruzia sp.) and one Cestoda (Oochoristica sp.). Parapharyngodon largitor was the most prevalent species (61%), and presented the highest mean abundance of infection (1.60 ¡À 0.18). Lizard body size influenced the richness and abundance of helminths, while infection parameters were not related to lizard sex
%U http://www.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/21100