title: Helminths of Anolis acutus (Sauria: Polychrotidae) from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
abstract: Four hundred and fifteen Anolis acutus from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands were examined for helminths. Three nematodes, Ascarops sp. (larvae), Parapharyngodon cubensis, and Spauligodon caymanensis, and 2 acanthocephalans, Centrorhynchus sp. and Oligacanthorhynchus sp. (cystacanths), were found. The highest prevalence (47%) and mean intensity (21.3) were recorded for S. caymanensis. Anolis acutus is a new host record for each of these helminth species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheam
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014767:United States Virgin Islands / Q000453:epidemiology