Helminths infecting the cat-eyed snake Leptodeira annulata Linnaeus 1758 (Squamata: Dipsadidae) in a semiarid region of Brazil
| Autor: | Fernandes De Carvalho E. F., Ferreira Da Silva-Neta A., De Sousa Silva C., De Oliveira C. R., Da Cunha Xavier Nunes J., Gonçalves De Souza T., Ávila R. W. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Helminthologia, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 281-285 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0440-6605 1336-9083 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/helm-2018-0027 |
| Popis: | Snakes have diverse feeding and living habits, being exposed to a variety of endoparasite communities. However, more studies are still necessary to document these relationships. We examined 18 specimens of the cat-eyed snake Leptodeira annulata from a semi-arid region in Northeast Brazil. Eight taxa of parasites were found, with higher prevalence of cystacanths (Acanthocephala). Five nematode species (Hexametra boddaertii, Oswaldocruzia sp., Oxyascaris sp., Physaloptera sp. and Raillietnema spectans) and the pentastome Raillietiella furcocerca represent a new parasitism record for the host studied. Our results also showed that L. annulata could act as paratenic host for acanthocephalans. These results contribute to the knowledge of the helminth fauna of L. annulata. |
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