Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
Brazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeastern Brazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume212/p165a168.pdf |