title: Africana telfordi n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterakidae) from the lizard, Enyalioides heterolepsis (Sauria: Iguanidae) from Panama.
abstract: Africana telfordi n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterakidae) from the large intestine of the lizard Enyalioides heterolepsis collected in Panama is described and illustrated. Africana telfordi n. sp. represents the seventh species assigned to the genus and the second from the Neotropical Realm. It is distinguished from the other neotropical species, A. chabaudi, by the size and shape of the spicules. The spicules of A. telfordi are robust, analate, and 366-458 microm in length; those of A. chabaudi are narrow, alate, and 644-869 microm in length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Sharon 16146, USA. cxb13@psu.edu
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000469:parasitology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010176:Panama