Pulmonary infection in two sympatric lizards, Mabuya arajara (Scincidae) and Anolis brasiliensis (Polychrotidae) from a cloud forest in Chapada do Araripe, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 929 - 933
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, S C, Ferreira, F S, Brito, S V, Teles, D A, Ávila, R W, Almeida, W O, Anjos, L A, Guarnieri, M C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Animals; BIOLOGY; Brazil - epidemiology; Female; lizard; Lizards - classification; Lizards - parasitology; Lung Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Lung Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Lung Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary; Male; nematoda; Parasitic Diseases, Animal - epidemiology; Parasitic Diseases, Animal - parasitology; Pentastomida; Prevalence; pulmonary infection; Rhabditida Infections - epidemiology; Rhabditida Infections - veterinary; Rhabditoidea - isolation & purification; Brazil; infecção pulmonar; pulmonary infection; pentastomida; lizard; lagarto; nematoda

The parameters of infection by lung parasites from two sympatric lizards, Mabuya arajara and Anolis brasiliensis, from the Atlantic Rainforest of the lower slope of Chapada do Araripe in Northeastern Brazil were analyzed between September, 2009 and July, 2010. A total of 202 lizards were collected....