| parasites of the blue iguana (cyclura lewisi) from grand cayman island. | feces (n = 226; 2004-2015) from healthy captive and wild blue iguanas (cyclura lewisi) from grand cayman, cayman islands, were examined for endoparasites. parasites identified included nyctotherus sp. and entamoeba sp. cysts and trophozoites, trichomonad trophozoites, and oxyurid and trichostrongylid eggs. endoparasites from postmortem examinations (n = 13) included adult and larval nematodes: ozolaimus megatyphlon, ozolaimus monhystera, alaeuris travassosi, atractis mega, and an unidentified sp ... | 2020 | 31926527 |
| prevalence, incidence, and identification of salmonella enterica from wild and captive grand cayman iguanas ( cyclura lewisi). | from 2005 to 2017, a total of 334 fresh fecal samples was obtained from 236 captive and free-ranging grand cayman iguanas ( cyclura lewisi) in a captive breeding and release program. one-hundred-sixteen samples were obtained from individual captive iguanas living in enclosures with natural substrate, 161 samples from captive iguanas living in elevated wire-bottom enclosures, and 57 samples from free-ranging wild iguanas. these samples were cultured to isolate subspecies of salmonella enterica. a ... | 2018 | 30592912 |