Ophiotaenia echidis n. sp. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from the saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus sochureki Stemmler (Ophidia: Viperidae), one of the world's deadliest snakes, from the United Arab Emirates [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Ophiotaenia echidis n. sp. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) is described from the intestine of one of the world's deadliest snakes, the saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus sochureki Stemmler (Ophidia: Viperidae) in the United Arab Emirates.
Alain de Chambrier +3 more
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Endoparasites of exotic snakes (Ophidia) [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2014 Abstract Exotic reptiles, among them snakes, are a novelty in the world of pets. A total of 28 snakes housed in the City Zoological Garden in Wrocław and 23 snakes from zoological wholesale were examined for the presence of endoparasites.
Okulewicz A. +2 more
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The Review of the Autotomy of Agamid Lizards with Considerations about the Types of Autotomy and Regeneration [PDF]
Journal of Developmental Biology, 2021 We present a review of the data on the intervertebral autotomy and regeneration of agamid lizards based on an analysis of information obtained over a 35-year period after the publication of thorough reviews (Arnold, 1984, 1988 and Bellairs, Bryant, 1985).
Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva +2 more
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A new fossil marine lizard with soft tissues from the Late Cretaceous of southern Italy [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 A new marine lizard showing exceptional soft tissue preservation was found in Late Cretaceous deposits of the Apulian Platform (Puglia, Italy). Primitivus manduriensis gen. et sp. nov.
Ilaria Paparella +3 more
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Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) is a complex containing pathogenic bacteria of which some species, such as Borrelia lusitaniae, use birds, small mammals and reptiles as reservoirs.
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan +7 more
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Hematozoan Parasites (Apicomplexa, Kinetoplastida) of Seven Arkansas Reptiles (Testudines, Ophidia) [PDF]
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, 2016 Little is known concerning the hematozoan parasites of Arkansas reptiles. Although there are previous reports in the state of these intraerythrocytic parasites infecting various reptiles, additional research is sorely needed.
Connior, M. B. +5 more
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The morphology of the inner ear of squamate reptiles and its bearing on the origin of snakes. [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2017 The inner ear morphology of 80 snake and lizard species, representative of a range of ecologies, is here analysed and compared to that of the fossil stem snake Dinilysia patagonica, using three-dimensional geometric morphometrics. Inner ear morphology is
Palci A +3 more
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Epidemiology of venomous and semi-venomous snakebites (Ophidia: Viperidae, Colubridae) in the Kashan city of the Isfahan province in Central Iran [PDF]
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Information on the epidemiology of venomous snake species responsible for envenomation to humans in Iran has not been well documented. In the Kashan city, venomous snakebite remains a recurring medical problem.
Rouhullah Dehghani +6 more
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Caryospora duszynskii (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) From the Speckled Kingsnake, Lampropeltis holbrooki (Reptilia: Ophidia), in Arkansas, With a Summary of Previous Reports. [PDF]
J Ark Acad Sci, 2011 McAllister CT +4 more
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Taxonomic key to the snakes (Squamata: Ophidia) species of the Itajaí Valley, Santa Catarina, Brazil [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 Snakes represent the richest Reptile group in Brazil, amounting to 412 species and 40% of them are endemic for the country. This great richness combined with the poor taxonomic knowledge makes the identification a difficult process. To correctly identify
Camilla Spengler Waltrick +1 more
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