A new blunt-hooked pentastomid belonging to the genus Raillietiella Sambon, 1910, from two species of agamid lizards in Namibia

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-46

  Riley, J ^a   Heideman, N J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KENYA; MORPHOLOGY; NAMIBIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

AGAMA ACULEATA; AGAMA PLANICEPS; MABUYA HOMALOCEPHALA; MABUYA SULCATA; RAILLIETIELLA MABUIAE; RAILLIETIELLA NAMIBIENSIS;

EID: 0031782015     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006035000357     Document Type: Article

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