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The nematode community in the Atlantic rainforest lizard Enyalius perditus Jackson, 1978 from south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2011

A.F. Barreto-Lima ,
G.M. Toledo  and
L.A. Anjos
A.F. Barreto-Lima*
Affiliation:
UFRGS – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, n° 9500, Setor 4, Prédio 43422, Bairro Agronomia, Caixa Postal 15007, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
G.M. Toledo
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu – Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
L.A. Anjos
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu – Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
*
* E-mail: afblima@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Studies focusing on communities of helminths from Brazilian lizards are increasing, but there are many blanks in the knowledge of parasitic fauna of wild fauna. This lack of knowledge hampers understanding of ecological and parasitological aspects of involved species. Moreover, the majority of research has focused on parasitic fauna of lizards from families Tropiduridae and Scincidae. Only a few studies have looked at lizards from the family Leiosauridae, including some species of Enyalius. This study presents data on the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of Enyalius perditus and their relationships with ecological aspects of hosts in a disturbed Atlantic rainforest area in the state of Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. Two nematode species, Oswaldocruzia burseyi [(Molineidae) and Strongyluris oscari (Heterakidae) were found. Nematode species showed an aggregated distribution in this host population, with O. burseyi being more aggregated than S. oscari. The present study extends the range of occurrence of O. burseyi to the Brazilian continental area.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 86 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 395 - 400
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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