| a new species of oochoristica (eucestoda: cyclophyllidea) parasite of ctenosaura oaxacana (reptilia: iguanidae) from mexico. | oochoristica whitfieldi n. sp., parasitizing the intestine of the oaxacan black iguana ctenosaura oaxacana (kohler and hasbun, 2001), in ruinas de guiengola, oaxaca state, mexico, is described. the new species can be distinguished from all 4 congenera infecting iguanidae in the neotropical realm in possessing a lower mean number of testes (122 in o. acapulcoensis brooks, pérez-ponce de león, and garcía-prieto, 1999; 62 in o. guanacastensis brooks, pérez-ponce de león, and garcía-prieto, 1999, an ... | 2007 | 18163350 |
| basic ecology of the oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana ctenosaura oaxacana (squamata: iguanidae), in oaxaca, mexico. | the oaxacan spiny-tailed iguana ctenosaura oaxacana is a restricted species to the isthmus of tehuantepec in southern oaxaca, mexico. this reptile is one of the less known iguanid species. we census-tracked a population in the south ofniltepec, oaxaca, mexico from may 2010 to april 2011. throughout one year, a total of 10 line transects were situated and recorded in the study area to determine relative abundance and density, and habitat type use (dry forest, nanchal, grassland, riparian vegetati ... | 2012 | 23342515 |