Helminth Parasites of Pit Vipers from North Carolina

We surveyed for helminth parasites salvaged specimens of 27 Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead), 4 Agkistrodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth), and 7 Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake) collected between 2003 and 2010 from various locations in North Carolina. We detected 10 previously described helminth...

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Published inSoutheastern naturalist (Steuben, Me.) Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 729 - 741
Main Authors Davis, Elijah, Beane, Jeffrey C., Flowers, James R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Humboldt Field Research Institute 2016
Eagle Hill Institute
Subjects
Helminthiasis
Insect larvae
Larval development
Life cycle
Nematode larvae
Nematodes
Parasite hosts
Reptiles
Snakes
Tapeworms
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Summary:We surveyed for helminth parasites salvaged specimens of 27 Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead), 4 Agkistrodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth), and 7 Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake) collected between 2003 and 2010 from various locations in North Carolina. We detected 10 previously described helminths (2 trematodes: Ochetosoma kansensis, Travtrema stenocotyle; 1 cestode: Proteocephalus sp.; 6 nematodes: Kalicephalus inermis coronellae, Kalicephalus costatus parvus, Physalopterid larvae, Physaloptera squamatae, Capillaria colubra, Strongyloides serpentis; and 1 acanthocephalan: Macracanthorhynchid cystacanths). Herein, we report 7 new host records and 7 new geographic-distribution records with notes on host—parasite biology.
ISSN:1528-7092
1938-5412
DOI:10.1656/058.015.0414