Título:	Under the light: high prevalence of haemoparasites in lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Central Amazonia revealed by microscopy
Autor:	Picelli, Amanda Maria Ramires, Adriane Costa Masseli, Gabriel S. Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa Viana, Lúcio André Kaefer, Igor L.
Palavras-chave:	adult Amazonas (Brazil) animal experiment animal tissue Article blood parasite female forest Haemosporida human lizard Male microscopy morphological trait nematode nonhuman Piroplasmida prevalence Trypanosomatidae
Data do documento:	2020
Revista:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
É parte de:	Volume 92, Número 2, pgs. e20200428-
Resumo:	Blood samples from 330 lizards of 19 species were collected to investigate the occurrence of haemoparasites. Samplings were performed in areas of upland (terra-firme) forest adjacent to Manaus municipality, Amazonas, Brazil. Blood parasites were detected in 220 (66%) lizards of 12 species and comprised four major groups: Apicomplexa (including haemogregarines, piroplasms, and haemosporidians), trypanosomatids, microfilarid nematodes and viral or bacterial organisms. Order Haemosporida had the highest prevalence, with 118 (35%) animals from 11 species. For lizard species, Uranoscodon superciliosus was the most parasitised host, with 103 (87%; n = 118) positive individuals. This species also presented the highest parasite diversity, with the occurrence of six taxa. Despite the difficulties attributed by many authors regarding the use of morphological characters for taxonomic resolution of haemoparasites, our low-cost approach using light microscopy recorded a high prevalence and diversity of blood parasite taxa in a relatively small number of host species. This report is the first survey of haemoparasites in lizards in the study region. It revealed a high diversity of lizard haemoparasites and highlights the need to understand their impacts on hosts.
DOI:	10.1590/0001-3765202020200428
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