Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in Reptiles in Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceCryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are significant intestinal protozoan parasites affecting humans and animals worldwide. These infections are transmitted through the faecal–oral route, by contaminated water, food or close contact with infected ...
Chantira Sutthikornchai +9 more
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Plasma bile acids in healthy green iguanas and iguanas with chronic liver diseases [PDF]
Veterinární Medicína, 2023 The aim of the study was to establish reference values for plasma bile acid (BA) concentrations in a collection of healthy green iguanas and to compare the results with BA concentrations in iguana patients presented to the clinic with various types of ...
Z Knotek +5 more
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Social opportunities and mate preference improve breeding success in Caribbean iguanas [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Conservation breeding of West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclura) has met with limited success historically. Many facilities witness high levels of aggression and mate incompatibility resulting in failed breeding introductions which often require animals to be
Jeffrey M. Lemm, Meghan S. Martin
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Phylogeography and Prevalence of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Eucoccidiorida) in Galápagos Marine Iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Parasitism is among the most common forms of coexistence of organisms of different species. Hemoparasites live in the bloodstream of the host where they complete different life-cycle stages. Members of the phylum Apicomplexa constitute a large portion of
Jessica Scheibel +3 more
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Galapagos land iguanas as ecosystem engineers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Declines of large-bodied herbivorous reptiles are well documented, but the consequences for ecosystem function are not. Understanding how large-bodied herbivorous reptiles engineer ecosystems is relevant given the current interest in ...
Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Critically Endangered Saba Green Iguana, Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 The populations of native iguanas in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles are threatened by the wide occurrence and spread of non-native iguanas. Until recently, competitive hybridization was not believed to threaten the Saba Green Iguana, a subpopulation of ...
Matthijs P. van den Burg +4 more
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Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas [PDF]
Biology DirectIguanas exhibit diverse colors and behaviors reflecting evolutionarily adaptation to various habitats; in particular, the Galápagos iguanas represent unique color morphologies with distinct ecological niches.
Manuel Scimeca +11 more
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Characterization of the gut microbiome and resistome of Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) from uninhabited islands [PDF]
Animal Microbiome, 2022 Background Understanding the natural microbiome and resistome of wildlife from remote places is necessary to monitor the human footprint on the environment including antimicrobial use (AU).
Karla Vasco +4 more
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Forensic Genetic Analyses of Melanistic Iguanas Highlight the Need to Monitor the Iguanid Trade [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Lizards within the Iguana iguana species complex are among the most common reptilian pets, with the widest natural geographic range among iguanids. Deep phylogenetic divergence distinguishes multiple mitochondrial clades, and several taxonomic changes ...
Blaklie Mitchell +2 more
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Anthropogenic or Natural Dispersal: Case of the Spiny‐Tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura) on Clarion Island, Mexico [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionClarion Island, in the Revillagigedo Archipelago off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, hosts a unique assemblage of vertebrates. Introduced species have caused significant ecological damage, and Spiny‐tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura pectinata) were assumed to have
Daniel G. Mulcahy +5 more
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