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| Author(s): |
Ribeiro, S. C.
[1, 2]
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Ferreira, F. S.
[2]
;
Brito, V, S.
[3]
;
Teles, D. A.
[4]
;
Avila, R. W.
[4]
;
Almeida, W. O.
[5]
;
Anjos, L. A.
[6]
;
Guarnieri, M. C.
[1]
Total Authors: 8
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Pernambuco UFPE, Dept Zool, Lab Anim Peconhentos & Toxinas LAPTx, BR-50670420 Recife, PE - Brazil
[2] V, Univ Fed Paraiba UFPB, Lab Colecao Herpetol, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil
[3] Brito, S., V, Univ Fed Paraiba UFPB, Lab Colecao Herpetol, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, BR-58059900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil
[4] Univ Reg Cariri URCA, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-63105000 Crato, CE - Brazil
[5] Univ Reg Cariri URCA, Dept Quim Biol, BR-63105000 Crato, CE - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Biol & Zootecnia, Lab Parasitol & Zool, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Journal of Biology; v. 72, n. 4, p. 929-933, NOV 2012. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 6 |
| Abstract | |
The parameters of infection by lung parasites from two sympatric lizards, Mabuya arajara and Anolis brasiliensis, from the Atlantic Rainforest of the lower slope of Chapada do Araripe in Northeastern Brazil were analyzed between September, 2009 and July, 2010. A total of 202 lizards were collected. 125 specimens were from Mabuya arajara and 77 from Anolis brasiliensis. M. arajara was infected by the pentastomid Raillietiella mottae while A. brasiliensis was infected by the nematode Rhabdias sp., with an overall prevalence of 1.6% and 28.6%, respectively. The mean intensity of infection by Rhabdias sp. was 3.63 ± 2.58 (range 1-15). The body size and sex of lizards did not influence the intensity of infection by Rhabdias sp. The overall prevalence was also not different between males and females hosts in A. brasiliensis. Both Anolis brasiliensis and Mabuya arajara represent a new host to Rhabdias sp. and Raillietiella mottae, respectively. (AU) | |