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Intestinal parasites of unisexual and bisexual lizards Darevskia spp. (Lacertidae) from Northeastern Anatolia

V. Roca
V. Roca
, 
F. Jorge
F. Jorge
, 
Ç. Ilgaz
Ç. Ilgaz
, 
Y. Kumlutaş
Y. Kumlutaş
, 
S. Hakan Durmuş
S. Hakan Durmuş
 and 
M. A. Carretero
M. A. Carretero
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Article Category: Research Note
Published Online: Jul 22, 2016
Page range: 298 - 303
Received: Dec 03, 2015
Accepted: Apr 20, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0021
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© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice
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Overall diversity parameters of the helminth infracommunities of analysed lizard hosts

HostSpecies richnessSpecies abundanceBrillouin’s index
D. clarkorum0.14 ± 0.35 (0 – 1)0.31 ± 1.0 (0 – 5)0
D. parvula0.25 ± 0.48 (0 – 2)0.48 ± 1.07 (0 – 5)0.01 ± 0.07(0 – 0.46)
D. raddei0.12 ± 0.33 (0 – 1)0.23 ± 0.71 (0 – 3)0
D. valentini0.21 ± 0.41 (0 – 1)0.50 ± 1.35 (0 – 6)0
D. armeniaca0.04 ± 0.19 (0 – 1)0.07 ± 0.38 (0 – 2)0
D. unisexualis0.18 ± 0.40 (0 – 1)0.18 ± 0.40 (0 – 1)0

Sampled localities (provinces) of the host populations of Darevskia spp.

SpeciesConditionN° of specimensLocality, provinceCoordinateslatitude (°N), longitude (°W)Altitude(m)
D. clarkorumbisexual13between Borçka and Hopa 8 km, Artvin41°22’37”, 41°33’40”471
D. clarkorumbisexual16between Çamlihemşin and Ayder Plateau 3 km, Rize41°02’44”, 41°01’40”370
D. parvulabisexual48Şavşat, Artvin41°15’32”, 42°19’45”1893
D. raddeibisexual10Hoşap Güzelsu, Van38°25’45”, 43°24’38”2002
D. raddeibisexual6between Van and Özalp 47 km, Van38°39’41”, 43°50’08”1915
D. raddeibisexual10Muradiye (Bendimahi waterfall), Van39°03’24”, 43°45’25”1902
D. valentinibisexual24between Göle and Susuz 17 km, Ardahan40°51’17’, 42°48’04”2086
D. armeniacaparthenogenetic28between Ardahan and Göle 10 km, Ardahan41°06’54”, 42°42’31”1785
D. unisexualisparthenogenetic11Horasan, Agri39°53’14”, 42°21’36”1995

Infection parameters of the analysed lizard hosts

HostnPrevalence (%)Intensity

Values are given as the mean ± standard deviation with the range in parentheses

 of infection		Abundance

Values are given as the mean ± standard deviation with the range in parentheses

 of infection
D. clarkorum29 (13♂, 16♀)13.82.3 ± 1.9 (1 – 5)0.3 ± 1.0 (0 – 5)
D. parvula48 (21♂, 27♀)22.92.1 ± 1.3 (1 – 5)0.5 ± 1.1 (0 – 5)
D. raddei26 (17♂, 9♀)11.52.0 ± 1.0 (1 – 3)0.2 ± 0.7 (0 – 3)
D. valentini24 (15♂, 9♀)20.82.2 ± 2.2 (1 – 6)0.5 ± 1.3 (0 – 6)
D. armeniaca28 (♀)3.6–0.1 ± 0.4 (0 – 2)
D. unisexualis11(♀)18.21.0 ± 0.0 (1 – 1)0.2 ± 0.4 (0 – 1)

Values of infection parameters of the found parasites in the analysed lizard hosts. ẋi = mean intensity; ẋa = mean abundance

HostN. tarentolaeS. saxicolaeS. darevskyi
D. clarkorumP = 13.8 %ẋi = 2.3 ± 1.9 (1 – 5)ẋa = 0.3 ± 1 (0 – 5)
D. parvulaP = 4.2 %ẋi = 1.5 ± 0.7 (1 – 2)ẋa = 0.7 ± 0.3 (0 – 2)P = 20.8 %ẋi = 2 ± 1.5 (1 – 4)ẋa = 0.4 ± 1 (0 – 4)
D. raddeiP = 11.6 %ẋi = 2 ± 1 (1 – 3)ẋa = 0.2 ± 0.7 (0 – 3)
D. valentini– P = 4.2 %ẋi = –ẋa = –P = 16.7 %ẋi = 2.8 ± 2.4 (1 – 6)ẋa = 0.5 ± 1.4(0 – 6)
D. armeniacaP = 3.6 %ẋi = –ẋa = –
D. unisexualisP = 18.2 %ẋi = 1 ± 0 (1 – 1)ẋa = 0.2 ± 0.4 (0 – 1)
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