New records of helminths of Sceloporus pyrocephalus Cope (Squamata, Phrynosomatidae) from Guerrero and Michoacán, Mexico, with the description of a new species of Thubunaea Seurat, 1914 (Nematoda, Physalopteridae)

• Published in: ZooKeys Vol. 716; no. 716; pp. 43 - 62
• Main Authors: Garduño-Montes de Oca, Edgar Uriel, López-Caballero, Jorge D., Mata-López, Rosario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 24.11.2017
• Subjects: Body length; Breeding seasons; Congeners; digestive tract; Esophagus; Gastrointestinal tract; helminths; light microscopy; lizards; Mesocestoides; Mexico; Microscopy; New records; New species; Oochoristica; Papillae; Parapharyngodon; Phrynosomatidae; Physalopteridae; Physalopterinae; Physical characteristics; Scanning electron microscopy; Sceloporus; Sceloporus pyrocephalus; Spicules; Strongyluris; Zoology; Mexico; Anoplocephalidae; Mesocestoididae; Western Mexico; Thubunaea; Pharyngodonidae; Reptilia; Heterakidae; Helminths; Physalopteridae

A total of 61 specimens of the Red-headed Spiny Lizard Cope (Phrynosomatidae) collected during the breeding season (June/July 2003, 2004 and 2005) from Western Mexico were examined for helminths. The morphological characterization of the helminths found was made through light microscopy and scanning...