Pacific Science
Volume 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-139

Helminths of ten species of geckos (squamata: Gekkonidae) from papua new guinea, with comparisons between immigrant and endemic geckos (Article)

Goldberg S.R. , Bursey C.R. , Kraus F.
  • a Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90608, United States
  • b Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, PA 16146, United States
  • c Bishop Museum, Department of Natural Sciences, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817, United States

Abstract

Two hundred three individuals representing 10 species of gekkonid lizards from Papua New Guinea collected from 2002 to 2005 were examined for helminths: Cyrtodactylus epiroticus (n = 2), C. klugei (n = 2), C. loriae (n = 7), C. novaeguineae (n = 3), C sermowaiensis (n = 30), Gehyra mutilata (n = 22), G. oceanica (n = 27), Gekko vittatus (n = 41), Hemidactylus frenatus (n = 29), and Lepidodactylus lugubris (n = 40). One species of Digenea, one species of Cestoda, 18 species of Nematoda, as well as three taxa of nematode larvae (in cysts) were found. Thirty-one new host records and six new locality (= country) records are reported. Prevalence in endemic geckos was significantly higher than in non-endemic geckos. © 2010 by University of Hawai'i Press.

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Index Keywords

immigration comparative study Cestoda Squamata Gekko vittatus nematode endemic species Lepidodactylus lugubris type locality Cyrtodactylus flatworm Vermes Papua New Guinea Nematoda Hemidactylus frenatus Gekkonidae Gehyra mutilata taxonomy parasite prevalence lizard
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DOI: 10.2984/64.1.131
ISSN: 00308870
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English