A Comparison of Helminth Endoparasites in the Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) and Three Species of Water Snakes (Nerodia)

Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes

“…Two features, however, are clear from the literature: many investigations present information only for select helminth taxa or simply provide species lists with unequal representation among the different host groups. Harwood, 1932;Collins, 1969;Rau and Gordon, 1980;Detterline et al, 1984). Harwood, 1932;Rankin, 1937Rankin, , 1945Fischthal, 1955a, b: Dunbar andMoore, 1979;Coggins and Sajdak, 1982;Goater et aI., 1987) or anurans (Harwood, 1932;Brandt, 1936;Campbell, 1968).…”

Kiricephalus coarctatusin an Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi); endoscopic removal, identification, and phylogeny.

“…Eastern Indigo Snakes are ophiophagous, allowing this species to act as secondary intermediate and definitive hosts. K. coarctatus is typically found in the lungs or body cavity of snakes acting as the definitive host (Detterline et al 1984;Foster et al 2000). K. coarctatus has been documented to cause airway obstruction, although this diagnosis may be complicated by the fact that parasites have been observed to leave dead or dying hosts by exiting through the mouth or nares (Montgomery et al 2006).…”

Three New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Nerodia rhombifem (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Texas1

“…Most of the known information about parasites of N . rhomblfera concerns helminth studies (see 1,2,6,7,11). Little is known about the coccidial fauna of this well-known species.…”