Intestinal helminths of the granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti).
Examination of the intestinal tracts of 74 granite spiny lizards (Sceloporus orcutti) from Riverside County, California (USA) revealed infection with one cestode species Oochoristica scelopori (Anoplocephalidae) and one nematode species Spauligodon giganticus (Pharyngodonidae). Helminth prevalence was 24%. The presence of Oochoristica scelopori represents a new host record.
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Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608.
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D000818:Animals; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence