Vol. 75 (3) 2023

ARTICLES

Ecto- and Endoparasites of the Rough-tailed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Turkey

Hikmet Sami Yıldırımhan1, Nurhan Sümer1,*, Sezen Birlik1, Suha Kenan Arserim2,
Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız3 & Buket Eylek1

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*1Department of Biology, Faculty of Literature and Science, Bursa Uludag University, 16059 Nilüfer-Bursa, Turkey; E-mail: nsumer@uludag.edu.tr
2Vocational School of Health, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey; E-mail: suhaareserim@gmail.com
3Department of Biology, Faculty of Literature and Science, Adıyaman University, 02040 Adıyaman, Turkey; E-mail: yildizzulfu@yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb75.3.002530

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Abstract
A survey of parasites of the rough-tailed gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum was carried out in Turkey in order to determine the diversity of ecto- and endoparasites of this host species. The sample of 88 host specimens (36 females, 34 males and 18 juveniles) harboured endoparasites of three species: the cestode Diplopylidium noelleri and the nematodes Physaloptera sp. and Physocephalus sp. One ectoparasite species, Geckobia sp. (Acari), was also recorded. This report represents the first data on parasites of C. scabrum from Turkey. A species of the genus Geckobia sp. is recorded for the first time from Turkey. The present study provides the first parasite records for C. scabrum in its native geographical range.

Key words
Cyrtopodion scabrum, helminth, parasites, Nematoda, Cestoda, Acari

How to Cite
Yıldırımhan H.S., Sümer N., Birlik S., Arserim S.K., Yıldız M.Z. & Eylek B. 2023. Ecto- and Endoparasites of the Rough-tailed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Turkey. Acta zoologica bulgarica 75 (3) 423-429.

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