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.
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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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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 26 • No. 2
April 1990
Vol. 26 • No. 2
April 1990
Anguidae
Cestode
depauperate helminth fauna
Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi
nematode
prevalence
survey