Primer registro de ectoparásitos en cinco especies de lagartijas del género Liolaemus (Liolaemidae) y en Teius teyou (Teiidae)

Abstract

Ectoparasites of the Trombiculidae family and the genus Neopterygosoma were identified in six lizard species from north-western and central-western Argentina, Liolaemus ramirezae, L. scapularis, L. cuyanus, L. olongasta, L. riojanus and Teius teyou. Description of their distribution on the host body are provided. The highest intensity of infestation was recorded in the eyelids, armpits and belly. This work constitutes a new host registry for trombiculid and Neopterygosoma mites.