We examined 35 golden grass skinks Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata: Scincidae), obtained from various locations in Turkey, for helminth parasites. We found 1 species of Cestoda, Mesocestoides sp., and 7 species of Nematoda: Parapharyngodon dogieli, Parapharyngodon lilfordi, Parapharyngodon psammodromi, Pharyngodon mamillatus, Spauligodon eremiasi, Spauligodon sp., and Thubunaea baylisi.
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3 May 2021
Endoparasites of the Golden Grass Skink Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Turkey
Hikmet Sami Yildirimhan,
Nurhan Sümer,
Charles R. Bursey,
Mehmet Zülfü Yildiz,
Buket Eylek,
Muhammad Asad Kamran,
Bahadir Akman
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 88 • No. 1
January 2021
Vol. 88 • No. 1
January 2021
endoparasites
Heremites auratus
Turkey