title: Helminths infecting Mabuya dorsivittata (Lacertilia, Scincidae) from a high-altitude habitat in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil.
abstract: We analysed the helminth fauna associated with the lizard Mabuya dorsivittata (Scincidae) from a high-altitude area in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Of the 16 lizards examined, 12 (75%) were infected by at least one helminth. Only two helminth species were found: Physaloptera retusa and Skrjabinodon spinosulus (Nematoda), the former with a prevalence of 68.8% and a mean infection intensity of 3.6 +/- 2.8 and the latter with a prevalence of 56.3% and a mean infection intensity of 2.6 +/- 2.6. The helminth fauna of the studied population of Mabuya dorsivittata was considerably poorer than those of other previously studied populations of congeners.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Ecologia, DBAV, I. Biologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, R. São Francisco Xavier, 524, CEP 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. cfdrocha@uerj.br
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vrcibradic
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunha-Barros
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017167:Oxyurida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000302:isolation & purification