<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths. Two species of Nematoda, including Spauligodon atlanticus, Skrjabinodon medinae; two species of Cestoda, including Mesocestoides sp. tetrahydia and Oochoristica tuberculata and one species of Acanthocephala, Centrorhynchus sp. were found. This is the first helminth record of A. cappodocica from Turkey. A. cappadocica represents a new host record for each of the parasite species. S. atlanticus is reported from Turkey for the fi rst time.</p></abstract>

A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths. Two species of Nematoda, including Spauligodon atlanticus, Skrjabinodon medinae; two species of Cestoda, including Mesocestoides sp. tetrahydia and Oochoristica tuberculata and one species of Acanthocephala, Centrorhynchus sp. were found. This is the first helminth record of A. cappodocica from Turkey. A. cappadocica represents a new host record for each of the parasite species. S. atlanticus is reported from Turkey for the fi rst time.

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Uludag University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey

Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey

Aksaray University, Güzelyurt Vocational School, Department of Plant and Animal Production, 68500, Güzelyurt/Aksaray, Turkey

Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey

Helminthologia

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A total of thirty-one Anatolian Lizard, Apathya cappacocica, samples from several provinces of Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey were examined for helminths....

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Publié en ligne: 26 nov. 2015

Pages: 310 - 315

Reçu: 28 mai 2015

Accepté: 04 juin 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0049

Mots clés
Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey

© 2015

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

The helminth fauna of Apathya cappadocica (Werner, 1902) (Anatolian Lizard) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Publié en ligne: 26 nov. 2015

Pages: 310 - 315

Reçu: 28 mai 2015

Accepté: 04 juin 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0049

Mots clésNematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey

© 2015

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

Mots clés
Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala, Anatolian lizard, Apathya cappadocica, Turkey