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Patterns of infestation by chigger mites in four diurnal lizard species from a restinga habitat (Jurubatiba) of Southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
We studied the parasitism by larvae of the chigger mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi on the lizard community of Restinga de Jurubatiba, Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil.
M. Cunha-Barros, M. Van Sluys, D. Vrcibradic, C. A. B. Galdino, F. H. Hatano, C. F. D. Rocha   +5 more
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Hepatozoon cf. terzii (Sambon & Seligman, 1907) infection in the snake Boa constrictor constrictor from north Brazil: transmission to the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus and the lizard Tropidurus torquatus

Parasite, 2004
Specimens of Hepatozoon-infected Boa constrictor constrictor were obtained from localities in Pará State, north Brazil. Gametocytes in erythrocytes of the peripheral blood measured 10 x 2.5-16.2 x 3.7 µm.
Paperna I., Lainson R.
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Phylogeography of Tropidurus torquatus Wied, 1820 (Squamata: Tropiduridae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers

, 2013
Estudos morfológicos constataram que a espécie Tropidurus torquatus apresenta dois morfotipos geograficamente distintos ao longo da área ocupada pela espécie. Um com preferência por ambientes saxícolas, situado mais para o interior do continente e, outro,
Maíra Concistré, Concistré, Maíra
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Oswaldofilaria chabaudi n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from a South American tropidurid lizard (Squamata: Iguania) with an update on Oswaldofilariinae

Parasite, 2010
A new species of Oswaldofilaria is described from Tropidurus torquatus (Tropiduridae: Iguania); its prevalence at the rocky study area at Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, was approximately 30% and its mean intensity 3.13 ± 2.51.
Pereira F.B., Souza Lima S., Bain O.
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Thermal stress and developmental disruption in the Neotropical lizard Tropidurus torquatus under climate change scenarios

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Understanding how rising temperatures influence embryonic development is essential for predicting the vulnerability of Neotropical reptiles to climate warming.
Gabriel Dillenburg, Anderson Kennedy Soares De-Lima, Aline Pic-Taylor, Julia Klaczko   +3 more
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Seasonal variation of hypoxic and hypercarbic ventilatory responses in the lizard Tropidurus torquatus

, 2019
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O-2) influence the breathing pattern of reptiles, especially when CO2 is in excess or O-2 at low concentrations and the effects of these gases on the respiratory response varies according to the species.
Longhini, Leonardo S. [UNESP], Rocha, Aline C. G. [UNESP], Bicego, Kenia C. [UNESP], Klein, Wilfried, Gargaglioni, Luciane H. [UNESP], Porto, Lays S. [UNESP]   +5 more
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Phylogeny and evolution of Tropidurus of the torquatus group (Squamata: Tropiduridae)

, 2015
Os lagartos Tropidurus do grupo torquatus compreendem um conjunto de 15 espécies atualmente reconhecidas que se distribuem pelas áreas abertas da América do Sul cis-Andina. Estas espécies apresentam populações saxícolas e arenícolas, cuja relação não era
Sena, Marco Aurélio de
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New records of parasite nematodes for Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in Argentina [PDF]

, 2021
Los estudios concernientes a nematodes parásitos en lagartos de Argentina se han llevado a cabo principalmente en la región Noroeste y en la región de Cuyo, siendo escasos en la región Nordeste del país.
Milano, Francisca, Colunga, Raúl Rubén, Gonzalez, Cynthya Elizabeth   +2 more
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Range structure, microhabitat use, and activity patterns of the saxicolous lizard Tropidurus torquatus (Tropiduridae) on a rock outcrop in Minas Gerais, Brazil Organización espacial, utilización de los microhábitats y padrones de actividad del lagarto saxícola Tropidurus torquatus (Tropiduridae) en un afloramiento rocoso en Minas Gerais, Brasil

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2009
Although Tropidurus is a widely distributed lizard genus in South America and the Galapagos Islands, studies on space use and spatial distribution are scarce.
LEONARDO B RIBEIRO, BERNADETE M SOUSA, SAMUEL C GOMIDES   +2 more
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Floral Visitors and Florivory in Tacinga inamoena (Cactaceae) in the Ex Situ Collection of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Tacinga inamoena (K. Schum.) N.P. Taylor & Stuppy (Cactaceae, Opuntioideae) is a native Brazilian species found in the Caatinga phytogeographic domain. Although its flowers are adapted for bird pollination (ornithophily), few birds visit these plants in ...
Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Ricardo Maximo Tortorelli, Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida, Ariane Luna Peixoto   +3 more
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