Helminths of the San Diego alligator lizard, (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) (Anguidae).
Necropsy of 96 specimens of the San Diego alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus webbi) from Los Angeles County, California (USA) revealed the presence of two nematodes (Physaloptera sp. and Oswaldocruzia pipiens) and a cestode (Oochoristica sp.). Both O. pipiens and Oochoristica sp. represent new host records. Prevalence of helminth infection (all species) was only 4/96 (4%) indicating the lack of a helminth community and a depauperate helminth fauna in this host.
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Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608.
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D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence