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The prevalence of Paradistomum geckonum , Mesocoelium sociale , and Postorchigenes ovatus (Digenea) in lizards (Sauria) from Indonesia

1987; NRC Research Press; Volume: 65; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1139/z87-204

1480-3283

Murray J. Kennedy, L. M. Killick, Mary Beverley‐Burton,

Dermatological diseases and infestations

Three species of Digenea were found in collections of seven species of lizards from Indonesia from May 1978 to February 1979: Paradistomum geckonum Bhalerao, 1929 (Dicrocoeliidae) was found in the gallbladder and bile duct of Hemidactylus frenatus, Cosymbotus platyurus, Gehyra mutilata, Gekko gecko, Calotes versicolor, and Takydromus sexlineatus; Mesocoelium sociale Lühe, 1901 (Mesocoeliidae) in the small intestine and stomach of H. frenatus, C. platyurus, G. gecko, C. versicolor, and Mabuya multifasciata; and Postorchigenes ovatus Tubangui, 1928 (Lecithodendriidae) in the small intestine of H. frenatus, C. platyurus, G. mutilata, and G. gecko. Data on prevalence, intensity, and location within the host are given for each digenean species. No variations were observed between wet and dry seasons. Prevalence and intensity of P. geckonum and P. ovatus were similar in males and females of each host species examined except for the gecko Gehyra mutilata, in which females had a significantly higher prevalence of infection of both parasites than males. This difference is possibly due to differential food preference.