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Helminth records from eleven species of Emoia (Sauria: Scincidae) from Oceania

January 1, 2005

As part of an ongoing study of the biogeography of helminth parasites of lizards from Oceania, 53 specimens of Emoia (11 species) were examined, as follows: E. atrocostata, E. boettgeri, E. caerulocauda, E. cyanogaster, E. cyanura, E. impar, E. nigra, E. nigromarginata, E. ponapea, E. sanfordi, E. trossula. One species of Digenea, Paradistomoides gregarium, and six species of Nematoda, Hedruris hanleyae, Maxvachonia chabaudi, Parapharyngodon maplestoni, Physalopteroides arnoensis, Spauligodon gehyrae, and Moaciria sp. indet., were found. These helminths have been reported previously from other lizard species. Seventeen new host records and eight new locality records are reported. ?? 2005 by University of Hawai'i Press All rights reserved.

Publication Year 2005
Title Helminth records from eleven species of Emoia (Sauria: Scincidae) from Oceania
DOI 10.1353/psc.2005.0043
Authors S.R. Goldberg, C.R. Bursey, Robert N. Fisher
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Pacific Science
Index ID 70027891
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse