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1 January 2018 Pharyngodon frenatusi in Brooks’ House Gecko, Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845, and Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797) from Kirtipur, Nepal
Shyam K. Pun, Charles R. Bursey, Mahendra Maharjan
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Abstract

Pharyngodon frenatusi (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) is reported from Brooks’ house gecko, Hemidactylus brookii, and flat-tailed house gecko, Hemidactylus platyurus, from Kirtipur, Nepal. Fifteen samples of H. brookii and 10 H. platyurus were collected in 2014 and examined for helminth parasites. Pharyngodon frenatusi was found in great numbers in the intestines of both hosts. The prevalence of P. frenatusi in H. brookii was 73%, and in H. platyurus, it was 80%. This is the first report, to our knowledge of P. frenatusi reported in house geckoes of Nepal. Hemidactylus platyurus represents a new host record for P. frenatusi.

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Shyam K. Pun, Charles R. Bursey, and Mahendra Maharjan "Pharyngodon frenatusi in Brooks’ House Gecko, Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845, and Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797) from Kirtipur, Nepal," Comparative Parasitology 85(1), 107-108, (1 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-85.1.107
Published: 1 January 2018
KEYWORDS
Hemidactylus brookii
Hemidactylus platyurus
Kirtipur
Nematoda
Nepal
Pharyngodon frenatusi
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