title: [Helminth fauna of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus,1758) (Turkish gecko) collected from Hatay].
abstract: Twenty two Hemidactylus turcicus (Turkish Gecko) collected from Hatay were examined for helminths between 2000-2008 years. As a result of this study, 2 helminth species (Spauligodon laevicauda and Macracanthorynchus catulinus) were found. This is the first time that these helminth species have been found in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Uludağ Universitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Bursa, Turkey. yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hikmet Sami
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yildirimhan
authors.forename: Nurhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sümer
authors.forename: Nagihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D014421:Turkey