Saber S A
Department of Zoology, Faculty Science, Al Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1995 Apr;25(1):145-56.
Chalcides ocellatus and Hemidactylus turcicus are sympatric throughout most of their geographical distribution in Egypt. Their temporal activities, food items and feeding strategy are almost similar. Chalcides ocellatus harboured 5 species of nematodes and one species of cestode, while Hemidactylus turcicus harboured only 3 species of nematodes. Two species of nematodes occurred in both hosts.
眼斑沙蜥和土耳其半叶趾虎在埃及的大部分地理分布区域内同域共存。它们的活动时间、食物种类和觅食策略几乎相似。眼斑沙蜥体内寄生有5种线虫和1种绦虫,而土耳其半叶趾虎体内仅寄生有3种线虫。两种线虫在这两种宿主中均有出现。