Occurrence of the pentastomid Porocephalus crotali (Humboldt, 1811) in an Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus): a case report.
The occurrence of the pentastomid Porocephalus crotali in an Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus) at Chennai, India is reported. The worms were found in the lungs and they were identified as females. The worms were cylindrical and annulated with a centrally located mouth surrounded by four hooks. The worms were rounded in cross section with tapering ends. Eggs were composed of two shell membranes. This is one of the new reports from rat snakes in Southern India.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Bino Sundar
Department of Wild Life Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Palanivelrajan
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Kavitha
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Azhahianambi
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Jeyathilakan
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Gomathinayagam
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Raman
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Harikrishnan
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
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Latha
Indian rat snake; Lungs; Pentastomid; Porocephalus crotali