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- Title
A new species of Spauligodon (Nematoda; Oxyuroidea; Pharyngodonide) and other Helminths in Ptychozoon Kuhli (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from East Malaysia.
- Authors
Bursey, Charles R.; Goldberg, Stephen R.; Grismer, L. Lee
- Abstract
Spauligodon geckonis sp. nov. from the intestines of Ptychozoon kuhli (Gekkonidae) from East Malaysia is described and illustrated. Spauligodon geckonis sp. nov. represents the 52nd species assigned to the genus and the third species from the Oriental Region. The new species is separated from congeners by the unique combination of aspinose filamentous tail and spicule in the male and spinose filamentous tail and fusiform, two knobbed eggs in the female. Gravid individuals 3 species of Nematoda, Meteterakis singaporensis, Physalopteroides grismeri, and Skrjabinelazia machidai, as well as larvae assignable to the Ascaridae were also found.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; HELMINTHS; GECKOS; PARASITES; NEMATODES
- Publication
Acta Parasitologica, 2016, Vol 61, Issue 2, p355
- ISSN
1230-2821
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ap-2016-0046