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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

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Fig. 1

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

Fig. 2

Relationships between endoparasite abundance, SVL (A) and body mass (B), only for lizards from AREIMG.
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.
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.
Snout-vent length (SVL) of the three populations of C. meridionalis sampled in this study.

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

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
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, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 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, Mathematical Institute
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