Physaloptera retusa (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) in Naturally Infected Sagebrush Lizards, Sceloporus graciosus (Iguanidae)

Stephen R. Goldberg; Charles R. Bursey

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-25.3.425

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1 July 1989 Physaloptera retusa (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) in Naturally Infected Sagebrush Lizards, Sceloporus graciosus (Iguanidae)

Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 25(3):425-429 (1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.3.425

Abstract

Of 292 adult sagebrush lizards (Sceloporus graciosus) examined for the stomach nematode, Physaloptera retusa, 81 (28%) were infected. Attached nematodes caused erosive inflammatory foci in the stomach mucosa. Early lesions were U-shaped. Degenerating gastric glands occurred in the adjacent mucosa. Healed lesions were fibrous connective tissue scars; regenerating gastric glands occurred at the periphery. There were no externally visible signs of infection.

Goldberg and Bursey: Physaloptera retusa (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) in Naturally Infected Sagebrush Lizards, Sceloporus graciosus (Iguanidae)

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Stephen R. Goldberg and Charles R. Bursey "Physaloptera retusa (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) in Naturally Infected Sagebrush Lizards, Sceloporus graciosus (Iguanidae)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25(3), 425-429, (1 July 1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.3.425

Received: 6 October 1988; Published: 1 July 1989

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