| a new eimeria sp. from the plumbeous central american caecilian, dermophis mexicanus (amphibia: gymnophiona) from volcán tajumulco, department of san marcos, guatemala. | fresh fecal samples from 5 caecilians (dermophis mexicanus) were collected and examined for coccidia in the summer of 1998. the caecilians were collected in the department of san marcos, guatemala. two of the 5 (40%) specimens of caecilians contained an eimeria species that is described here as new. this represents the first coccidia described from a gymnophionian host. sporulated oocysts are spheroidal to subspheroidal, 19.5 x 17.7 (16-23 x 15-21) microm, micropyle and oocyst residuum are absen ... | 2000 | 10780555 |