Helminths infecting Mabuya dorsivittata (Lacertilia, Scincidae) from a high-altitude habitat in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil
Braz. j. biol
; Braz. j. biol;63(1): 129-132, Feb. 2003. tab
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RESUMO
We analysed the helminth fauna associated with the lizard Mabuya dorsivittata (Scincidae) from a high-altitude area in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Of the 16 lizards examined, 12 (75 percent) were infected by at least one helminth. Only two helminth species were found Physaloptera retusa and Skrjabinodon spinosulus (Nematoda), the former with a prevalence of 68.8 percent and a mean infection intensity of 3.6 = or - 2.8 and the latter with a prevalence of 56.3 percent and a mean infection intensity of 2.6 + or - 2.6. The helminth fauna of the studied population of Mabuya dorsivittata was considerably poorer than those of other previously studied populations of congeners
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Lagartos
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Infecções por Nematoides
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil