| Renifer aniarum (Digenea: Reniferidae), an introduced North American parasite in grass snakes Natrix natrix in Calabria, southern Italy. | Over the past decades, as a result of various human activities involving intentional or unintentional movement of animals, many helminth species have been introduced to new regions with several ecological and epidemiological implications for the native species. A high prevalence of infection with an introduced digenean Renifer aniarum, previously known only from North America, was found in the grass snake Natrix natrix in the Calabria region, southern Italy. Morphological and molecular compariso ... | 2011 | 21932535 |
| parasite assemblages in the western whip snake hierophis viridiflavus carbonarius (colubridae) from southern italy. | parasite assemblages of the western whip snake hierophis viridiflavus carbonarius were investigated from the calabria region in southern italy. a total of 14 parasite taxa including 6 nematodes, 3 acanthocephalans, 2 cestodes, 2 digeneans and a single pentastomid was identified. within the study area, h. v. carbonarius serves as the final host for seven species of helminths, of which only four (hexametra quadricornis, kalicephalus viperae, paracapillaria sonsinoi and renifer aniarum) can be cons ... | 2013 | 22691545 |