| patterns of infection of the lizard malaria parasite, plasmodium floridense, in invasive brown anoles (anolis sagrei) in southwestern florida. | plasmodium floridense is a saurian malaria parasite common in the anolis lizards of the northern caribbean islands and the se usa. in the latter area, it is found in two native lizards (sceloporus undulatus and anolis carolinensis) and in the introduced anolis sagrei, which is native to cuba. we measured parasite prevalence and parasitemia in the introduced anole at a single site in north port, florida over 5 years. prevalence, based on microscopic examination of blood smears, was high year-roun ... | 2009 | 19085004 |