Skrjabinodon castillensis (Nematode: Pharyngodonidae) parasitizing Liolaemus gracielae lizard (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Argentina
Keywords:
Oxyuroidea, reptile, Skrjabinodon castillensis, nematodes, NeotropicalAbstract
Skrjabinodon castillensis is mentioned and illustrated here, based on specimens found in the large intestines of Liolaemus gracielae (Squamata: Liolaemidae) collected in San Juan province, Argentina. The species found is assigned to Skrjabinodon based lateral alae present in males. Lateral alae beginning midway between lips and nerve ring and ending just posterior to first pair of caudal papillae. In males, caudal alae absent, paired caudal papillae present. The species recorded in this study differs from all other species assigned to Skrjabinodon by morphology and number of tail filament spines. Skrjabinodon castillensis is the ninth species from the Neotropical realm and the only species of this genus known from Argentina.
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