Reptilia

Murnik, Lea-Christina, Schm, Ronald, aschke, Bernhard, Andreas, Thielebein, Jens, Eulenberger, Klaus, Barownick, Nadine, Gawlowska, Sandra & Delling, Cora, 2024, Parasitological examination results of zoo animals in Germany between 2012 and 2022, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 24, pp. 100942-100942 : 100942-

3.1.7. Reptilia , Amphibia, insecta

In total, 496 reptile samples were analyzed. Most of the parasites detected were from the order Oxyurida ( Fig. 1c ), which was diagnosed in 18.7% of the samples. Testudinata were infected most frequently (23%). Furthermore, we were also able to identify the protozoan Cryptosporidium in one sample ( Table 2).

A few samples belonged to the order Amphibia (n = 34) and Insecta (n = 6). Only Strongylida (5.9%) were identified within the order Amphibia. No parasites were found within the samples from insects.

Specific species of the parasites found within the orders Reptilia and Amphibia were not determined.

Figures

Fig. 1. a) Trichodina spp. from a koi; b) Egg of Ascaridia platyceri from a Platycercus elegans; c) Egg of Oxyurida from a turtle; d) Egg of Enterobius vermicularis from a chimpanzee; e) Haematomyzus elephantis from an elephant; f) Ornithonyssus bacoti from a hamster.