| ticks parasitizing reptiles in the bahamas. | two species of reptile ticks, amblyomma dissimile koch and amblyomma torrei pérez vigueras (acari: ixodidae), are reported from the bahama islands for the first time. the widespread neotropical (including the caribbean and southern florida) a. dissimile was recovered on andros island from three species of reptiles all for the first time: the andros iguana cyclura cychlura cychlura cuvier, the andros curly tail lizard leiocephalus carinatus coryi schmidt, and the andros boa epicrates striatus fow ... | 2005 | 16134982 |
| reptile-associated ticks from dominica and the bahamas with notes on hyperparasitic erythraeid mites. | ticks were collected or recorded from 522 individual reptiles on dominica and from 658 reptiles from the bahamas. two species of ticks were collected on dominica: amblyomma antillorum and amblyomma rotundatum. similarly, 2 species were collected in the bahamas: amblyomma albopictum and amblyomma torrei. on dominica, a. antillorum was recorded from 517 lesser antillean iguanas (iguana delicatissima), 2 boa constrictors (boa nebulosa), 1 antilles snake (alsophis sibonius), and 1 dominican ground l ... | 2015 | 25274575 |
| inferred vs realized patterns of gene flow: an analysis of population structure in the andros island rock iguana. | ecological data, the primary source of information on patterns and rates of migration, can be integrated with genetic data to more accurately describe the realized connectivity between geographically isolated demes. in this paper we implement this approach and discuss its implications for managing populations of the endangered andros island rock iguana, cyclura cychlura cychlura. this iguana is endemic to andros, a highly fragmented landmass of large islands and smaller cays. field observations ... | 2014 | 25229344 |
| ocular health assessment, tear production, and intraocular pressure in the andros island iguana (cyclura cychlura cychlura). | the purpose of this study was to assess the ocular health of a wild population of andros island iguanas (cyclura cychlura cychlura) and determine reference values for tear production and intraocular pressure (iop) for this species. fifty-two iguanas, 20 males and 32 females, ranging in size from 11.1- to 51.0-cm snout-to-vent length (svl), were included in the sample set, with measurements obtained from each eye. no abnormalities were found on ophthalmic examination, with the exception of mild, ... | 2013 | 23505711 |