Coccidian Parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Arkansas Herpetofauna: A Summary with Two New State Records

Coccidian parasites (Protista: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) commonly infect reptiles, and to a lesser degree, amphibians. The family Eimeriidae includes at least 18 genera and 3 of them, , , and have been reported previously from various Arkansas herpetofauna. Over the past 3 decades, our community coll...

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Published inJournal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Vol. 71; p. 143
Main Authors McAllister, C T, Motriuk-Smith, D, Seville, R S, Connior, M B, Trauth, S E, Robison, H W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2017
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Summary:Coccidian parasites (Protista: Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) commonly infect reptiles, and to a lesser degree, amphibians. The family Eimeriidae includes at least 18 genera and 3 of them, , , and have been reported previously from various Arkansas herpetofauna. Over the past 3 decades, our community collaborative effort has provided a great deal of information on these parasites found in amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas. Here, we provide a summary of all coccidians reported from herptiles of the state as well as provide 2 new state records for coccidians from non-native Mediterranean geckos, .