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- Title
Helminth parasitizing Iberolacerta cyreni (Müller et Hellmich, 1937) from Gredos Mountains, Iberian Peninsula.
- Authors
Roc, Vicente
- Abstract
A survey of the helminth communities of a population of Iberolacerta cyreni (MÜller et Hellmich, 1937), a small lizard endemic to Sistema Central (Iberian Peninsula), was conducted to determine the prevalence, abundance and species diversity of parasites of these reptiles. Four species of helminths were found, one trematode, Plagiorchis molini Lent et Freitas, 1940, one cestode, Nematotaenia tarentolae LÓpez-Neyra, 1944, and two nematodes, Skrjabinelazia sp. and Spauligodon carbonelli Roca & García-Adell, 1988. Helminth infracommunities of I. cireny showed very low values of abundance and species richness and diversity, being similar to other European lizards. The parasites found seem to have no influence on the conservation status of the host species in its natural habitat.
- Subjects
GREDOS Mountains (Spain); IBERIAN Peninsula; HELMINTHS; INSECT communities; INSECT populations
- Publication
Basic & Applied Herpetology, 2017, Vol 31, p69
- ISSN
2255-1468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11160/bah.89