Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island
Abstract Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ). In spring of 2015,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0031182020000839 2024-03-03T08:47:45+00:00 Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island Stampe, Karina Larsen, Ole Næsbye Godfrey, Stephanie S. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000839 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182020000839 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Parasitology volume 147, issue 10, page 1094-1099 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 Infectious Diseases Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology journal-article 2020 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000839 2024-02-08T08:46:20Z Abstract Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ). In spring of 2015, we carried out a field-based study of a population of King's skinks on Penguin Island (Western Australia). We documented five species of parasites, including two ectoparasitic mites (an undescribed laelapid mite and Mesolaelaps australiensis ), an undescribed coccidia species, and two nematode species ( Pharyngodon tiliquae and Capillaria sp.). The laelapid mite was the most abundant parasite, infesting 46.9% of the 113 captured lizards. This mite species increased in prevalence and abundance over the course of the study. Infection patterns of both mites varied with lizard life-stage; sub-adults were more commonly infested with laelapid mites than adults or juveniles, and sub-adults and adults were infested by more laelapid mites than juveniles. By contrast, adults had a higher prevalence of M. australiensis than juveniles or sub-adults. Among the gastrointestinal parasites, P. tiliquae was relatively common among the sampled lizards (35.3%). These results give new important information about reptiles as parasite hosts and what factors influence infection patterns. Article in Journal/Newspaper Penguin Island Mite Cambridge University Press Penguin Island ENVELOPE(-57.926,-57.926,-62.102,-62.102) Parasitology 147 10 1094 1099 |
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Abstract Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ). In spring of 2015, we carried out a field-based study of a population of King's skinks on Penguin Island (Western Australia). We documented five species of parasites, including two ectoparasitic mites (an undescribed laelapid mite and Mesolaelaps australiensis ), an undescribed coccidia species, and two nematode species ( Pharyngodon tiliquae and Capillaria sp.). The laelapid mite was the most abundant parasite, infesting 46.9% of the 113 captured lizards. This mite species increased in prevalence and abundance over the course of the study. Infection patterns of both mites varied with lizard life-stage; sub-adults were more commonly infested with laelapid mites than adults or juveniles, and sub-adults and adults were infested by more laelapid mites than juveniles. By contrast, adults had a higher prevalence of M. australiensis than juveniles or sub-adults. Among the gastrointestinal parasites, P. tiliquae was relatively common among the sampled lizards (35.3%). These results give new important information about reptiles as parasite hosts and what factors influence infection patterns. |
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Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island |
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Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island |
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Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island |
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Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island |
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Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island |
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ecto- and endoparasites of the king's skink ( egernia kingii ) on penguin island |
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