Endoparasites infecting two species of whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus abaetensis and C. ocellifer; Teiidae) in a 'restinga' habitat of north-eastern Brazil

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-137

  Dias, Eduardo José R ^a   Vrcibradic, Davor ^a   Rocha, Carlos Frederico D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Helminths; Parasites; Squamates

Indexed keywords

CNEMIDOPHORUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS OCELLIFER; HEXAMETRA BODDAERTII; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; NEMATODA; PENTASTOMIDA; PHYSALOPTERA LUTZI; RAILLIETIELLA; RETUSA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 23444439022     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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