Species Cryptosporidium varanii Pavlasek, Lavickova, Horak, Kral & Kral, 1995

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cryptosporidium varanii Pavlasek, I., Lavickova, M., Horak, P., Kral, J. & Kral, B. 1995. Cryptosporidium varanii n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in Emerald monitor (Varanus prasinus Schlegel, 1893) in captivity at Prague Zoo. Gazella 22: 99–108.
• Cryptosporidium saurophilum Koudela, B. & Modrý, D. 1998. New species of Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from lizards. Folia Parasitologica. Prague 45(2): 93-100 [94].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Pavlaseka, I. & Ryan, U, 2008. Cryptosporidium varanii takes precedence over C. saurophilum. Experimental Parasitology 118(3): 434–437 [Date published March]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Zoo USA

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Amphibolurus vitticeps Ahl, 1926 [AGAMIDAE] Inland Bearded Dragon (syn. Pogona vitticeps; faeces (PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Pavlasek, I. & Ryan, U. 2008. Cryptosporidium varanii takes precedence over C. saurophilum. Experimental Parasitology 118: 434-437 (Amphibolurus vitticeps)

Xiao, L., Ryan, U.M., Graczyk, T.K., Limor, J., Li, L., Kombert, M., Junge, R., Sulaiman, I.M., Zhou, L., Arrowood, M.J., Koudela, B., Modry, D. & Lal, A.A. 2004. Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70: 891-899 (Amphibolurus vitticeps)

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