<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present study investigated the composition of helminth parasites of <italic>Darevskia rudis,</italic> Spiny Tailed Lizard from Turkey. One hundred and two samples (49♀♀, 53♂♂) from the Tokat, Trabzon, Rize, Gümüşhane and Artvin Provinces were collected and examined for helminth parasites. New host and locality records were recorded. As a result of the present study, seven species of Nematoda, <italic>Skrjabinodon medinae</italic>, <italic>Spauligodon</italic> sp., <italic>Spauligodon carbonelli</italic>, <italic>Spauligodon aloisei</italic>, <italic>Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni</italic>, <italic>Strongyloides darevsky</italic>, <italic>Oswaldocruzia filiformis</italic>; one species of Cestoda, <italic>Mesocestoides</italic> spp. (tetrathyridium) and one species of Acanthocephala <italic>Sphaerirostris scanensis</italic> were reported from the lizard samples. <italic>Sp. carbonelli</italic> and <italic>Sphaerirostris scanensis</italic> are here recorded for the first time in Turkey. <italic>D. rudis</italic> is the new host recorded for <italic>Sk. medinae</italic>, <italic>Spauligodon</italic> sp., <italic>Sp. carbonelli</italic>, <italic>Sp. aloisei</italic> from Nematoda, <italic>Mesocestoides</italic> spp. from Cestoda and <italic>Sphaerirostris scanensis</italic> from Acanthocephala. This host has been studied for the first time for the helminth parasites from the Tokat and Gümüşhane Provinces. There is, to our knowledge, only one report of helminthes for <italic>D. rudis</italic> in Turkey.</p></abstract>

The present study investigated the composition of helminth parasites of Darevskia rudis, Spiny Tailed Lizard from Turkey. One hundred and two samples (49♀♀, 53♂♂) from the Tokat, Trabzon, Rize, Gümüşhane and Artvin Provinces were collected and examined for helminth parasites. New host and locality records were recorded. As a result of the present study, seven species of Nematoda, Skrjabinodon medinae, Spauligodon sp., Spauligodon carbonelli, Spauligodon aloisei, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni, Strongyloides darevsky, Oswaldocruzia filiformis; one species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides spp. (tetrathyridium) and one species of Acanthocephala Sphaerirostris scanensis were reported from the lizard samples. Sp. carbonelli and Sphaerirostris scanensis are here recorded for the first time in Turkey. D. rudis is the new host recorded for Sk. medinae, Spauligodon sp., Sp. carbonelli, Sp. aloisei from Nematoda, Mesocestoides spp. from Cestoda and Sphaerirostris scanensis from Acanthocephala. This host has been studied for the first time for the helminth parasites from the Tokat and Gümüşhane Provinces. There is, to our knowledge, only one report of helminthes for D. rudis in Turkey.

Helminth fauna of Spiny Tailed Lizard, <italic>Darevskia rudis</italic> (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Nilüfer

Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Helminthologia

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Helminth fauna of Spiny Tailed Lizard,  (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Turkey

The present study investigated the composition of helminth parasites of Darevskia rudis, Spiny Tailed Lizard from Turkey. One hundred and two samples (49♀♀,...

Helminth fauna of Spiny Tailed Lizard, Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Pubblicato online: 27 gen 2018

Pagine: 45 - 51

Ricevuto: 10 nov 2017

Accettato: 22 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0057

Parole chiave
Helminth, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Turkey

© 2018 S. Birlik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Helminth fauna of Spiny Tailed Lizard, Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Turkey

Pubblicato online: 27 gen 2018

Pagine: 45 - 51

Ricevuto: 10 nov 2017

Accettato: 22 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0057

Parole chiaveHelminth, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Turkey

© 2018 S. Birlik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Parole chiave
Helminth, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Turkey