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Helminth parasites of Jamaican anoles (Reptilia: Iguanidae): a comparison of the helminth fauna of 6 Anolis species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Donald A. P. Bundy ,
Peter Vogel  and
Eileen A. Harris
Donald A. P. Bundy
Affiliation:
Parasite Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Peter Vogel
Affiliation:
Arbeitsgruppe für Verhaltensforschung, Abteilung für Biologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D–4631 Bochum and Max-Planck-Institute für Verhaltensphysiologie, Abteilung Wickler, D–8131 Seewiesen, Federal Republic of Germany.
Eileen A. Harris
Affiliation:
Parasitic Worms Sections, Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural Histroy), Cromwell Road, London, SW75BD, England
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Abstract

Prevalence and intensity of helminth parasites are described for a sample of 102 Jamaican anole lizards representing 6 species (Anolis lineatopus lineatopus, A. I. neckeri, A. grahami, A. valencienni, A.opalinus, A. sagrei, A. garmani). Fifty nine per cent of lizards were infected with 5 species of nematodes, 16% with one acanthocephalan, 7% with two digeneans, and 4% with a single cestode species. Infection intensity was generally low (intensity range 1–5) although two species of nematode occurred in very large numbers (intensity range 1–436). Helminth prevalence patterns and species composition reflected differences in anole habitats rather than ecomorphs, and were uncorrelated with the genetic relatedness of indigenous versus introduced anole species.

Keywords

AnolisJamaicaNematodaCestodaAcanthocephalaDigeneaprevalence
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , March 1987 , pp. 77 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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