PARASITISMO POR Spauligodon aff. lamothei (NEMATODA: OXYUROIDEA) EN Homonota horrida (SQUAMATA: PHYLLODACTYLIDAE) EN NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA

Gabriel Castillo; Cynthia Jesica González- Rivas; Juan Carlos Acosta

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.852

Authors

Gabriel Castillo Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Av. Ignacio de la Roza 590, 5402, San Juan, Argentina.
Cynthia Jesica González- Rivas Centro de Rehabilitación de Fauna Silvestre, Educación Ambiental y Recreación Responsable, San Juan, Argentina. Ruta Provincial N° 60 KM 14 5400 Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina.
Juan Carlos Acosta Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Av. Ignacio de la Roza 590, 5402, San Juan, Argentina. Gabinete de investigación DIBIOVA (Diversidad y Biología de Vertebrados del Árido). Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Av. Ignacio de la Roza 590, 5402, San Juan, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.852

Keywords:

Argentina, Lizards, Nematodes, San Juan

Abstract

Spauligodon aff. lamothei is described based on specimens collected from the long intestine of Homonota horrida in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. The species is assigned to Spauligodon because of the presence lateral alae in males, absent in females. In males, the caudal alae is present and starts at the level of precloacal papillae and is embedded in the adcloacal papillae. In females, the caudal alae is absent, and the vulvar opening is located in the anterior part of the body just behind the excretory pore in postbulbar position. Spauligodon aff. lamothei differs from the rest of the species assigned to Spauligodon by the position of the vulva, number of tail filament spines in males and females, geographic distribution and host type. This species is the third of the genus recorded in Argentina parasitizing lizards.

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