title: A new species of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from agamid lizards on Luzon Island, Philippines.
abstract: Rhabdias odilebaini n. sp. is described on the basis of specimens found in the lungs of 2 species of agamid lizards: the Philippine flying lizard Draco spilopterus and the marbled bloodsucker Bronchocela marmorata . Specimens were collected in Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. The new species of Rhabdias is characterized by presence of 4 submedian lips, inconspicuous lateral lips, rounded cross-shaped oral opening, and tail end bent dorsally. This species is morphologically distinct from other Rhabdias spp. that parasitize reptilian and amphibian hosts, including 3 other species known to parasitize lizards of the Agamidae.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Yuriy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuzmin
authors.forename: Vasyl V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tkach
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D010679:Philippines; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017172:Rhabditoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification