Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink ( Egernia kingii ) on Penguin Island

• Published in: Parasitology
• Main Authors: Stampe, Karina, Larsen, Ole Næsbye, Godfrey, Stephanie S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
• Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Animal Science and Zoology; Parasitology; Penguin Island; Mite
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000839; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182020000839

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,...