Silva E G, Santos M E P, Brito S V, Almeida W O, Ribeiro S C
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161, Campus do Pimenta, CEP 63105-000, Crato, CE, Brasil.
Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz, 1161, Campus do Pimenta, CEP 63105-000, Crato, CE, Brasil.
Braz J Biol. 2019 Jan-Mar;79(1):100-103. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.178609. Epub 2018 Apr 23.
We investigated the infection by pulmonary parasites in the lizard Ameiva ameiva (Teiidae) inhabiting the Environmental Protection Area of Araripe (APA-Araripe). A total of 45 specimens were collected in three areas between the cities of Várzea Alegre and Barbalha. A Pentastomid species (Raillietiella mottae) was parasitizing (nine specimens) a male of A. ameiva with a prevalence of 2.22% considering all lizards collected in the region and prevalence of 50% considering only rainforest environment. The Pentastomids infection rates shown in this study are similar to data found for infections of other insectivorous lizards. Raillietiella mottae is considered a generalist parasite, which uses insects as intermediate hosts. The results of this study represent the first record of a Pentastomid infecting this species of lizard in South America.
我们调查了栖息在阿拉里皮环境保护区（APA - 阿拉里皮）的蜥蜴Ameiva ameiva（美洲蜥蜴科）肺部寄生虫的感染情况。在瓦尔泽亚阿莱格雷市和巴尔巴拉市之间的三个区域共采集了45个样本。一种舌形虫属物种（莫氏瑞氏舌形虫）寄生于一只雄性A. ameiva（九个样本），考虑到该地区采集的所有蜥蜴，其感染率为2.22%，仅考虑雨林环境时感染率为50%。本研究中显示的舌形虫感染率与其他食虫蜥蜴感染的数据相似。莫氏瑞氏舌形虫被认为是一种广寄性寄生虫，它以昆虫作为中间宿主。本研究结果代表了南美洲舌形虫感染该蜥蜴物种的首次记录。
