Radhakrishnan S, Kurup S P, Banerjee P S
Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Zoo Biol. 2009 May;28(3):253-8. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20231.
In this preliminary survey, coprologic examination of six different captive snake species housed in three different herpetariums of Kerala state was conducted from July 2005 to January 2006, to study the prevalence of endoparasites. Of the 25 snakes examined, 22 (88%) were found infected. On the basis of morphology and morphometry, Capillaria spp. (72%), strongyle (28%), spirurid (20%), Strongyloides/Rhabdias spp. (16%), ascarid (12%), pseudophyllidean tapeworm (8%), acanthocephalan (4%) and pentastomid (12%) ova were identified. The occurrence of ova of Hymenolepis spp. as pseudoparasite was also noticed.
在这项初步调查中，于2005年7月至2006年1月期间，对喀拉拉邦三个不同爬虫类饲养馆中饲养的六种不同圈养蛇类进行了粪便学检查，以研究体内寄生虫的流行情况。在检查的25条蛇中，发现22条（88%）受到感染。根据形态学和形态测量学，鉴定出毛细线虫属（72%）、圆线虫（28%）、旋尾线虫（20%）、类圆线虫/瑞柏线虫属（16%）、蛔虫（12%）、假叶目绦虫（8%）、棘头虫（4%）和舌形虫（12%）的虫卵。还注意到有膜壳绦虫属的虫卵作为假寄生虫出现。
