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1 April 1990 Helminths of the San Diego Alligator Lizard, (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) (Anguidae)
Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey
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Abstract

Necropsy of 96 specimens of the San Diego alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) from Los Angeles County, California (USA) revealed the presence of two nematodes (Physaloptera sp. and Oswaldocruzia pipiens) and a cestode (Oochoristica sp.). Both O. pipiens and Oochoristica sp. represent new host records. Prevalence of helminth infection (all species) was only 4/96 (4%) indicating the lack of a helminth community and a depauperate helminth fauna in this host.

Goldberg and Bursey: Helminths of the San Diego Alligator Lizard, (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) (Anguidae)
Stephen R. Goldberg and Charles R. Bursey "Helminths of the San Diego Alligator Lizard, (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) (Anguidae)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 26(2), 297-298, (1 April 1990). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-26.2.297
Received: 2 July 1989; Published: 1 April 1990
KEYWORDS
Anguidae
Cestode
depauperate helminth fauna
Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi
nematode
prevalence
survey
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