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Parasitic infection patterns in Coleodactylus meridionalis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from Atlantic Forest fragments, northeast of the Neotropical Region Cover

Parasitic infection patterns in Coleodactylus meridionalis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from Atlantic Forest fragments, northeast of the Neotropical Region

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|Dec 2021

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Atlantic Forest fragments sampled in this study, located in the Paraíba state, Brazil.

Table 1

Basic morphometric data of C. meridionalis from three sampled areas.

PRNHEGBMBGAREIMG
SVLMassSVLMassSVLMass
Male22.21 ± 1.230.25 ± 0.0621.59 ± 1.65 0.18± 0.0625.02 ± 2.20.26 ± 0.06
Female24.21 ± 1.020.29 ± 0.07--25.06 ± 2.130.28 ± 0.06
Juvenile----20.85 and 20.80.2 and 0.15
Fig. 2

Relationships between endoparasite abundance, SVL (A) and body mass (B), only for lizards from AREIMG.

Fig. 3

Endoparasite abundance among females and males from AREIMG.

Fig. 4

Snout-vent length (SVL) of the three populations of C. meridionalis sampled in this study.

Table 2

Diet composition, prey number and IVI (importance value index) from three populations of Coleodactylus meridionalis including sex.Niche breadth based on the prey number of pooled stomachs “Niche N° A” for each site at the bottom of the table.

DietBMBGPRNHEGAREIMGMalesFemales
Araneae-5/36.441/7.385/23.961/8.43
Diptera-1/8.281/2.992/5.56-
Formicidae48/44.1--48/20.95-
Homoptera2/7.94--2/2.32-
Hymenoptera-1/12.13--1/12.89
Insect larva1/35.15-3/11.714/16.01-
Insect egg--6/7.796/4.38-
Isopoda-3.35.715/34.092/5.176/69.96
Isoptera--14/20.4511/8.99-
Orthoptera1/12.78-2/5.873/6.82-
Psocoptera--7/9.687/5.78-
Scorpiones-1/7.42--1/8.67
Niche N° A1.733.274.733.142.07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0042 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 356 - 363
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2021
Published on: Dec 25, 2021
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2021 A. A. M. Teixeira, N. K. S. Sampaio, J. A. Araujo-Filho, D. A. Teles, W. O. Almeida, D. O. Mesquita, S. V. Brito, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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