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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 30(2), 1994, pp. 274-276
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Physocephalus sp. (Spirurida, Spirocercidae) larvae in stomach granulomas of the blue spiny lizard, Sceloporus serrifer (Phrynosomatidae) from Texas

SR Goldberg, CR Bursey, and HJ Holshuh


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Prevalence of larval nematodes (Physocephalus sp., Spirurida, Spirocercidae) and associated cysts are reported from the blue spiny lizard, Sceloporus serrifer, from Texas (USA). Prevalence of infection was 29%, with seven of 24 animals infected. Larvae were found in gastric submucosal and occasionally mucosal cysts with a mean (+/- SE) of 287 +/- 9.04 microns in diameter. The nematodes evoked a chronic granulomatous response including cyst formation with focal destruction of gastric glands. Cysts resolved into areas of fibrosis. Sceloporus serrifer is a new host record for Physocephalus sp.




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