| searching before it is too late: a survey of blood parasites in ctenosaura melanosterna, a critically endangered reptile of honduras. | for species at risk of extinction, any parasites they have would be expected to face a similar fate. in such cases, time is running out for efforts to identify and study their parasitic fauna before they are gone. we surveyed the hemoparasite fauna of 50 black-chested, spiny-tailed iguanas (ctenosaura melanosterna), a critically-endangered species, on an island off the coast of honduras. blood samples from captured animals were tested for hemoparasites by thin blood smear and molecular analyses. ... | 2013 | 27335849 |