A new rhabdiasid species from Norops megapholidotus (Sauria: Polychrotidae) from Mexico

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1325-1329

  Martínez Salazar, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPARASITE; LIZARD; NEMATODE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NEW SPECIES;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIZARD; LUNG; MEXICO; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOROPS MEGAPHOLIDOTUS; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RHABDIAS LEONAE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXON;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MEXICO; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RHABDITIDA INFECTIONS; RHABDITOIDEA;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

NOROPS MEGAPHOLIDOTUS; POLYCHROTINAE; RHABDIAS; RHABDIASIDA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33846959833     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-872R1.1     Document Type: Article

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