New records of helminths of Sceloporus pyrocephalus Cope

• Published in: ZooKeys no. 716; pp. 43 - 62
• Main Authors: Oca, Edgar Uriel Garduño-Montes de, López-Caballero, Jorge D, Mata-López, Rosario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 24.11.2017
• Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Identification and classification; Phrynosomatidae; Roundworms; Mexico

A total of 61 specimens of the Red-headed Spiny Lizard Sceloporus pyrocephalus 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...