<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this investigation, seventeen Turkish worm lizards, Blanus strauchi, and eighteen slow worms, Anguis fragilis, collected from Turkey, were examined for helminths. Blanus strauchi harbored 2 species of Nematoda: Pharyngodon spinicauda and Aplectana sp. (larvae); Anguis fragilis harbored 5 species of Nematoda:, Rhabdias bufonis, Entomelas entomelas, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata and Oxysomatium brevicaudatum. Blanus strauchi represents a new host record for Pharyngodon spinicauda and Aplectana sp. Anguis fragilis, represents a new host record for Cosmocerca ornata. Turkey is a new locality record for Pharyngodon spinicauda.</p></abstract>

In this investigation, seventeen Turkish worm lizards, Blanus strauchi, and eighteen slow worms, Anguis fragilis, collected from Turkey, were examined for helminths. Blanus strauchi harbored 2 species of Nematoda: Pharyngodon spinicauda and Aplectana sp. (larvae); Anguis fragilis harbored 5 species of Nematoda:, Rhabdias bufonis, Entomelas entomelas, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata and Oxysomatium brevicaudatum. Blanus strauchi represents a new host record for Pharyngodon spinicauda and Aplectana sp. Anguis fragilis, represents a new host record for Cosmocerca ornata. Turkey is a new locality record for Pharyngodon spinicauda.

Nematode parasites of the two limbless lizards: Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae), and slow worm, Anguis fragilis Linnaeus 1758 (Squamata: Anguidae), from Turkey

Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Pamukkale University, Kinikli Campus, Kinikli, 20017, Denizli, Turkey

Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Uludağ University, Görükle Campus, 16059, Bursa, Turkey

Mustafakemalpaşa Vocational High School, Uludağ University, Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa, Turkey

Helminthologia

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In this investigation, seventeen Turkish worm lizards, Blanus strauchi, and eighteen slow worms, Anguis fragilis, collected from Turkey, were examined for...

Nematode parasites of the two limbless lizards: Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae), and slow worm, Anguis fragilis Linnaeus 1758 (Squamata: Anguidae), from Turkey

Published Online: Oct 09, 2010

Page range: 158 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0024-9

Keywords
Anguis fragilis, Blanus strauchi, Nematoda, slow worm, Turkish worm lizard, Turkey

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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Nematode parasites of the two limbless lizards: Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae), and slow worm, Anguis fragilis Linnaeus 1758 (Squamata: Anguidae), from Turkey

Published Online: Oct 09, 2010

Page range: 158 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0024-9

KeywordsAnguis fragilis, Blanus strauchi, Nematoda, slow worm, Turkish worm lizard, Turkey

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Anguis fragilis, Blanus strauchi, Nematoda, slow worm, Turkish worm lizard, Turkey