| a new coccidian parasite (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from the legless lizard diplometopon zarudnyi (amphisbaenia: trogonophidae) in saudi arabia. | large numbers of coccidian oocysts belonging to the genus isospora were obtained from the intestinal contents of ten legless lizards diplometopon zarudnyi collected from eastern region, saudi arabia. the oocysts are spherical to subspherical, 33.3 x 30.9 (28.6-35.2 x 26.8-32.7) microns with a bilayered wall 1.4 (1.3-1.6) microns thick. micropyle, polar granule and oocyst residuum are absent. the sporocysts are ellipsoid, 20.1 x 13.8 (17.5-22.3 x 12.2-15.4) microns. a sporocyst residuum, stieda a ... | 1998 | 9617062 |