Helminth parasites of the African lizard Agama agama (Squamata: Agamidae), in Lagos, Nigeria
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Helminth parasites of the African lizard Agama agama (Squamata: Agamidae), in Lagos, Nigeria.
Agama agama, the agamid rainbow lizard, has been reported to serve as transport and reservoir host to several protozoan and helminth parasites. We randomly sampled 310 specimens between May and July, 2005, at Oyingbo, Lagos, Nigeria (6 degrees 34'60" N-3 degrees 19'59" E and 6 degrees 34'60" N-3 degrees 19'59" E).They harboured four species of nematodes: Strongyluris brevicaudata, Parapharyngod...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Biología Tropical
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2215-2075,0034-7744
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v55i2.6021