title: Nematodes Parasites of Teiid Lizards from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.
abstract: This study presents the helminth composition and parameters of infection by several species of nematodes in teiid lizards, Ameiva ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758), Cnemidophorus cryptus Cole and Dessauer, 1993, and Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825 from the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest. The population of lizards studied were parasitized by 6 species of Phylum Nemata including: Spinicauda spinicauda (Olfers, 1919), Parapharyngodon alvarengai Freitas, 1957, Physaloptera sp. (adults), Physaloptera sp. (larvae), Piratuba digiticauda Lent and Freitas, 1941, and Anisakidae (larvae). The overall prevalence was 66.17% and the mean intensity of infection was 19.40 ± 25.48. The association between the body-length of lizards and the abundance and richness of parasitic nematodes was statistically significant only in Ameiva a. ameiva. A new host record is reported here with 1 specimen of the family Anasakidae in Ameiva a. ameiva. Both S. spinicauda and Physaloptera sp. represent new records from C. cryptus.
authors.affiliation: *   Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia, Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Belém, Pará, 66075-110, Brazil.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.affiliation: *   Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia, Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Belém, Pará, 66075-110, Brazil.
authors.forename: F T V
authors.initials: FTV
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Giese
authors.affiliation: *   Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia, Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Belém, Pará, 66075-110, Brazil.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010124:Oxyuroidea / Q000145:classification*; D015995:Prevalence; D065947:Rainforest; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000145:classification*