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The intestinal helminth community of the spiny-tailed lizard Darevskia rudis (Squamata, Lacertidae) from northern Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2015

V. Roca ,
F. Jorge ,
Ç. Ilgaz ,
Y. Kumlutaş ,
S.H. Durmuş  and
M.A. Carretero
V. Roca*
Affiliation:
Departament de Zoologia, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València.Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100Burjassot, Spain
F. Jorge
Affiliation:
CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 7. 4485-661 VairãoVila do Conde, Portugal Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007Porto, Portugal
Ç. Ilgaz
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey Dokuz Eylül University, Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey
Y. Kumlutaş
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey Dokuz Eylül University, Fauna and Flora Research and Application Center, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey
S.H. Durmuş
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, 35160, Buca-İzmir, Turkey
M.A. Carretero
Affiliation:
CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 7. 4485-661 VairãoVila do Conde, Portugal
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*Fax: +34 963543049 E-mail: vicente.roca@uv.es
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Abstract

Populations of the lizard Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) from northern Anatolia were examined for intestinal parasites in adult specimens. One cestode, Nematotaenia tarentolae López-Neyra, 1944 and four nematode species, Spauligodon saxicolae Sharpilo, 1962, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni Li, 1934, Oswaldocruzia filiformis (Goeze, 1782) and Strongyloides darevskyi Sharpilo, 1976, were found. Three of these nematodes, S. saxicolae, S. hoffmanni and S. darevskyi are suggested to be part of a module in the network of Darevskia spp. and their parasites. Only one, S. darevskyi, was identified as a Darevskia spp. specialist. The very low infection and diversity parameters are indicative of the depauperate helminth communities found in this lacertid lizard, falling among the lowest within the Palaearctic saurians. Nevertheless these values are higher than those found in parthenogenetic Darevskia spp. Interpopulation variation in the intensity of S. saxicolae and N. tarentolae is attributable to local changes in ecological conditions. On the other hand, parasite abundance and richness increased in the warmer localities, while the effect of lizard sex and size on infection was negligible. The structure of these helminth communities in D. rudis are compared with those observed in other European lacertid lizards.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 2 , March 2016 , pp. 144 - 151
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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