High Infection Level of a Snake, Xenodon merremii (Wagler in Spix, 1824) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), with Serpentirhabdias cf. vellardi (Pereira, 1928) (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) in Brazil

Emmerich, Enzo; Morais, Drausio Honorio; da Silva, Reinaldo Jose

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High Infection Level of a Snake, Xenodon merremii (Wagler in Spix, 1824) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), with Serpentirhabdias cf. vellardi (Pereira, 1928) (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) in Brazil

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Author(s):	Emmerich, Enzo ^[1] ; Morais, Drausio Honorio ^[2] ; da Silva, Reinaldo Jose ^[1] Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:	^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Rua Prof Dr Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin S-N, BR-18618689 Botucatu, SP - Brazil ^[2] UFRA, PA 275, Km 13, BR-68515000 Parauapebas, Para - Brazil Total Affiliations: 2
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY; v. 85, n. 2, p. 197-201, JUL 2018.
Web of Science Citations:	0
Abstract
One Xenodon merremii specimen was reported with a high number of a rhabdiasid nematodes in the lungs. The snake died shortly after its arrival in our laboratory after capture in the municipality of Sao Manuel, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Necropsy revealed the presence of 13,526 nematodes, which we identified as Serpentirhabdias cf. vellardi, infecting the snake's lungs. A detailed morphological characterization of this nematode species and a discussion of the known cases of infection with Serpentirhabdias spp. are presented. (AU)

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