| experimental transmission of hepatozoon gracilis (wenyon, 1909) com. nov., in its natural host the bean skink lizard (mabuya quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata) and vector culex (c.) pipiens (diptera: culicidae). | the bean skink lizard mabuya quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata (family: scincidae) collected from abu-rawash, giza was infected with the protozoon hepatozoon gracilis. the mean percent of infection rate all over the year was 12.57% with the highest peak was in october (33%), meanwhile the lowest infection rate was detected in june (2.1%) and no infection was detected in february. microscopical examination of experimentally infected culex (c.) pipiens l smears revealed the presence of gamogony and ... | 2007 | 18431994 |