Known hosts of the nematode endoparasite (Ascarididae: Hexametra angusticaecoides), including the Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Lamprophiidae: Langaha madagascariensis)

The nematode endoparasite, Hexametra angusticaecoides Chabaud and Brygoo, is an intestinal and coelomic nematode known only fromlizards and snakes. Herein, we provide a list of all known hosts to date, and document a new host, the Madagascar leaf-nosed snake, Langaha madagascariensis Bonnaterre (Lam...

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Published in:Management of Biological Invasions
Main Authors: J. John Morton, Kenneth L. Krysko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) 2012-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/1/MBI_2012_1_Morton_Krysko.pdf