Eight robust ctenotus individuals, Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970, and 8 copper-tailed skinks, Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790), from Australia were examined for helminths. Only Nematoda were found. Ctenotus robustus contained Skrjabinodon piankai. Ctenotus taeniolatus contained Abbreviata sp. (larvae in cysts) and S. piankai. Ctenotus robustus and C. taeniolatus are the fourth and fifth hosts to harbor S. piankai. All findings are new host records.
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12 May 2020
New Helminth Records for the Robust Ctenotus, Ctenotus robustus, and the Copper-tailed Skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus (Squamata: Scincidae), from Australia
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Charles R. Bursey
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 87 • No. 1
January 2020
Vol. 87 • No. 1
January 2020
Abbreviata sp
Australia
copper-tailed skink
Ctenotus robustus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Nematoda
robust ctenotus