Two new trypanosome species from East African cordylid lizards |
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Authors: | Sam R Telford Jr |
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Institution: | (1) The Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 32611 Gainesville, FL, USA |
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Abstract: | Two species ofTrypanosoma are described from East African cordylid lizards.Trypanosoma zonuri n. sp. was found in a disjunct population ofCordylus cordylus on the western slope of Ngorongoro Crater in Arusha Region, northern Tanzania. It has the appearance of a delicate and fragile trypanosome, slightly over half the size of the robust, leaf-likeT. cordyli n. sp. that parasitisesCordylus t. tropidosternum in the Rondo Forest, Lindi Region, southern Tanzania. These are the first trypanosome species recorded from the saurian family Cordylidae in East Africa. |
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