title: Cystic Calculus in a Laboratory-housed Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis).
abstract: An adult, male, wild-caught, laboratory-housed green anole (Anolis carolinensis) on a locomotor performance study was presented for anorexia. The anole exhibited a 26% weight loss and a thin body condition but was otherwise alert and active. Despite supportive care, the anole's clinical condition deteriorated, necessitating euthanasia. Postmortem examination revealed a 4.5 mm × 2.5-mm cystic calculus, which consisted entirely of sodium urate. Here we describe the clinical findings and locomotor consequences of this disease in a green anole. Although urolithiasis has been reported clinically in reptiles, this report presents the first case of a cystic calculus in a laboratory-housed green anole.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Car, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana;, Email: lbirke@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Leslie L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Birke
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cespedes
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Emma R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schachner
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Simon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lailvaux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008116:Lizards; D014527:Uric Acid; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid