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Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade Cover

Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade

By: M. Halán and  L. Kottferová  
Open Access
|Dec 2021

Figures & Tables

Positivity of examinated snakes and the identified parasitic helminths

Snake speciesHelminths identified
Morelia viridis (52/2/20)*Kapsulotaenia spp., Capillaria spp., Kalicephalus spp., Heterakis spp., Ophidascaris spp.
Python regius (11/15/6)Strongyloides spp., **Heterakis spp., Capillaria spp., **Kalicephalus spp., **Ophidascaris spp.
Orthriophis taeniurus friesei (2/0/0)none
Thamnophis butleri (4/2/2)Strongyloides spp., Heterakis spp., Kalicephalus spp., o. Oxyurida
Pantherophis guttatus (3/0/1)Kalicephalus spp., Capillaria spp.
Boiga dendrophila (4/1/2)Heterakis spp., Capillaria spp., Kalicephalus spp., o. Oxyurida
Montivipera raddei (3/0/1)Ophiotaenia spp., Heterakis spp., o. Oxyurida
Ophiophagus hannah (3/0/2)Ophiotaenia spp., Capillaria spp., Ophidascaris spp., o. Oxyurida
Naja haje legionis (12/0/3)Ophiotaenia spp., Heterakis spp., Capillaria spp., o. Oxyurida
Naja haje haje (15/0/0)none
Cerastes cerastes (10/0/0)none
Echis pyramidum (15/0/0)none
Aspidelaps lubricus (6/0/2)Ophiotaenia spp., Heterakis spp., Capillaria spp., o. Oxyurida
Naja peroescobari (2/0/0)none
Crotalus durissus vegrandis (4/0/0)none
Agkistrodon contortrix (3/0/0)none
Elaphe obsoleta (4/0/0)none
Corallus caninus (9/0/0)none
Vipera ammodytes (4/0/2)Kalicephalus spp., Heterakis spp., o. Oxyurida
Dispholidus typus (2/0/0)none
Philothamnus punctatus (1/0/1)Rhabdias spp., ***Acanthocephala
Chrysopelea paradise (3/0/0)none
Ahaetulla prasina (4/0/1)***Acanthocephala
Simalia amethistina (3/0/0)none
Leiopython albertisii (4/0/1)Ophidascaris spp.
Apodora papuana (2/0/0)none
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0041 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 415 - 419
Submitted on: Jul 7, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2021
Published on: Dec 25, 2021
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 M. Halán, L. Kottferová, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
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