Research Note. The first helminth study on Brandt’s Persian Lizard Iranolacerta brandtii (De Filippi, 1863) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Van Province, Turkey

Abstract

SummaryPopulation of Iranolacerta brandtii lizard including 56 (21♀, 34♂, 1 juvenile) samples were exa mined for helminths. 17 of them were found to harbour one or more helminth parasites, while 39 didn't harbor any. Two helminth species were determined. These belong to Phylum: Nematoda, Spauligodon aloisei Casanova, Milazzo, Ribas & Cagnin, 2003 and Skrjabinodon medinae. García-Calvente, 1948. This study represents new host and locality records in both host lizard and the helminth species. Sp. aloisei is recorded for the fi rst time; Sk. medinae is the third report from Turkey nevertheless Sk. medinae is a new host record for I. brandtii.

Helminth Parasites of Anatololacerta anatolica (Werner, 1902) from Western Provinces (Aydın, Bursa, Çanakkale, İzmir) of Türkiye

“…Additional Turkish records: Anatololacerta anatolica (Yıldırımhan et al, 2020), Anatololacerta danfordi (Gürelli et al, 2007), Apathya cappadocica (Birlik et al, 2015), Darevskia rudis (Birlik et al, 2018a), Darevskia valentini (Birlik et al, 2018b), Heremites auratus (Yıldırımhan et al, 2021), Iranolacerta brandtii (Birlik et al, 2017), Lacerta trilineata (Yıldırımhan et al, 2011), Lacerta viridis (Yıldırımhan et al, 2020), Phoenicolacerta laevis (Birlik et al, 2016), Podarcis muralis (Yıldırımhan and Sümer, 2019).…”

Studies on gastrointestinal helminth of three Lacertid Lizard species, Podarcis muralis, Podarcis siculus and Ophisops elegans (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Bursa, North-Western Turkey

“…Additional Turkish records : Apathya cappadocica (Birlik et al, 2015); Darevskia rudis , Birlik et al, 2018a); Darevskia valentini (Birlik et al, 2018b); Iranolacerta brandtii (Birlik et al, 2017); Lacerta trilineata (Yıldırımhan et al, 2011), Phoenicolacerta laevis (Birlik et al, 2016).…”

Helminth fauna of Valentin’s Lizard Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata: Lacertidae) collected from central and eastern Anatolia, Turkey

“…Spauligodon aloisei ; previously, it was reported from Iranolacerta brandthii (Birlik et al, 2017) and Darevkia rudis (Birlik et al, 2018). This study is the third record of the species in Turkey.…”