Gastric nematodes of Nile crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768, in the Okavango River, Botswana

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Junker, K ^a   Wallace, K ^b   Leslie, A J ^b   Boomker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascaridoidea; Crocodilians; Crocodylus niloticus; Nematodes; Nile crocodiles

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ASCARIDOIDEA; AVES; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; DIOCTOPHYMATOIDEA; DUJARDINASCARIS; EUSTRONGYLIDES; NEMATODA;

EID: 33748259610     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. ALDERTON, D. 1999. Crocodiles and alligators of the world. London: Cassel plc.
2. BAKER, M.R. 1983. Nematode parasitism in amphibians and reptiles. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62:747-757.
3. CHERRY, R.H. & AGER, A.L. 1982. Parasites of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in South Florida. Journal of Parasitology, 68:509-510.
4. EL-DIENMAHMOUD, N.E. 1999. Crocodiles as a source of nematode larval infestation among fish species in Lake Naser, Egypt (with 9 figures). Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 40: 88-102.
5. GOLDBERG, S.R., BURSEY, C.R. & AQUINO-SHUSTER, A.L. 1991. Gastric nematodes of the Paraguayan caiman, Caiman yacare (Alligatoridae). Journal of Parasitology, 77:1009-1011.
6. HERING-HAGENBECK, S.F.B.N. & BOOMKER, J. 2000. A check-list of the nematode parasites of South African Serpentes (snakes) and Sauria (lizards). Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 67:1-13.
7. LADDS, P.W. & SIMS, L.D. 1990. Diseases of young captive crocodiles in Papua New Guinea. Australian Veterinary Journal, 67:323-330.
8. MEASURES, L.N. 1988. Revision of the genus Eustrongylides Jägerskiöld, 1909 (Nematoda: Dioctophymatoidea) of piscivorous birds. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 66:885-895.
9. ROSS, C.A. (Ed.). 1989. Crocodiles and alligators. London: Meerehurst Press.
10. SCOTT, T.P., SIMCIK, S.R. & CRAIG, T.M. 1997. Endohelminths of American alligators (Alligatormississippiensis) from southeast Texas. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 64:258-262.
11. SPRENT, J.F.A. 1977. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Dujardinascaris. Journal of Helminthology, 51:251-285.
12. SPRENT, J.F.A. 1978. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Gedoelstascaris n.g. and Ortleppascaris n.g. Journal of Helminthology, 52:261-282.
13. SPRENT, J.F.A. 1979a. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Terranova. Journal of Helminthology, 53:265-282.
14. SPRENT, J.F.A. 1979b. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Multicaecum and Brevimulticaecum. Journal of Helminthology, 53:91-116.
15. SPRENT, J.F.A. 1983. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Typhlophorus, Hartwichia and Trispiculascaris. Journal of Helminthology, 57:179-189.
16. SPRENT, J.F.A., MCKEOWN, E.A. & CREMIN, M. 1998. Dujardinascaris spp. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) in Old World crocodilians. Systematic Parasitology, 39:209-222.
17. YAMAGUTI, S. 1961. The nematodes of vertebrates. Volume III, Part I & II, in Systema Helminthum. New York: Interscience Publishers.