Meteterakis hurawensis n. sp. (Nematoda, Heterakidae) from the large intestine of Brachymeles orientalis and Brachymeles samad (Squamata, Scincidae) is described and illustrated. Meteterakis hurawensis n. sp. represents the 20th Oriental species assigned to the genus and is distinguished from other Oriental species by the distribution pattern of the caudal papillae (10 pairs total, 3 pairs of relatively large pedunculate papillae, 2 pairs of short pedunculate papillae immediately anteriolateral to ventral sucker, 2 pairs of short pedunculaltle papillae midway between ventral sucker and cloaca, 1 pair of sessile papillae just posterior to cloaca, 2 pairs of sessile near terminus of tail; 1 unpaired sessile papilla on midline just anterior to cloaca) and length of spicules (0.30–0.33 mm).
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1 July 2017
New Species of Meteterakis (Nematoda: Heterakidae) in Brachymeles spp. (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Philippines
Charles R. Bursey,
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Cameron D. Siler,
Rafe M. Brown
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 84 • No. 2
July 2017
Vol. 84 • No. 2
July 2017
biogeographical distribution
Brachymeles orientalis
Brachymeles samad
Meteterakis hurawensis n. sp.
Nematoda
Philippine Islands