Fig. 1.
Distribution of parasite species among lizards collected from different localities in the Eastern Black Sea Region, categorized by host sex_
| Parasite species | Number of infected lizard ♂, ♀ and J | Total Number of infected | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordu (n=9) | Giresun (n=6) | Trabzon (n= 11) | Rize (n=23) | Artvin (n=12) | lizard (n=61) | |||||||||||||
| ♀3 | ♂5 | J1 | ♀3 | ♂2 | J1 | ♀5 | ♂6 | J0 | ♀9 | ♂12 | J2 | ♀6 | ♂6 | J0 | ♀26 | ♂31 | J4 | |
| Nematotaenia tarentolae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Oochoristica tuberculata | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Strongyloides darevskyi | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - |
| Oswaldocruzia filiformis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Skrjabinodon medinae | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Agamospirura sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Centrorhynchus sp. larvae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ixodes ricinus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
Prevalence, mean intensity, mean abundance, localization, and intensity range (min–max) of helminth species recorded from Darevskia clarkorum_
| Parasite species | Site of infection | Prevalence (%) | Mean intensity | Mean abundance | Min-Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nematotaenia tarentolae | Intestine | 1.6 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Oochoristica tuberculata | Intestine | 3.2 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 |
| Strongyloides darevskyi | Intestine | 13.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1 – 11 |
| Oswaldocruzia filiformis | Intestine | 1.6 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Skrjabinodon medinae | Intestine | 44.2 | 2.4 | 1.06 | 1 – 7 |
| Agamospirura sp. | Intestine | 1.6 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 |
| Centrorhynchus sp. larvae | Body cavity | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1 – 4 |
| Ixodes ricinus | Skin (external surface) | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.05 | 1 |