Endoparasites (Cestoidea, Nematoda, Pentastomida) of Reptiles(Sauria, Ophidia) from the Republic of Namibia
Two hundred twenty-two individual reptiles (11 families, 45 species) from 17 districts of Namibia were examined for endoparasites. Thirty-three (31 lizards, 2 snakes) individuals (15%) were found to harbor at least 1 species of helminth; 4 lizards harbored a multiple infection of 2 helminths, 1 lizard was infected with 3 species, and 1 lizard harbored a multiple infection of 5 species. One species of linstowiid cestode, 12 species of nematodes representing 6 families, and 1 species of cephalobaenid pentastomid were found in the herpetofauna surveyed. Twenty-seven new host and 8 new geographic records are documented for helminths of Namibian reptiles. Keywords: Cestoidea, Nematoda, Pentastomida, intensity, prevalence, Ophidia, Reptilia, Sauria, Namibia.
Comparative Parasitology
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