OCCURRENCE OF Porrocaecum depressum (Zeder, 1800., Baylis, 1920) IN AN IGUANID LIZARD (Iguana iguana)

Abstract

Anisakid nematodes of the genera Porrocaecum, Contracaecum and Multicaecum are common parasites inhabiting the alimentary tract of reptiles, marine birds and mammals (Frey and Kutzer, 1982). Earthworms, Cyclops and fishes are the natural intermediate hosts for the above parasites. The present paper reports occurrence of Porrocaecum sp. in a subadult, female, green, iguanid lizard brought for postmortem from Madras Snake Park Trust, Chennai