Species Kiricephalus pattoni (Stephens, 1908)
- Protocephalus pattoni Stephens, J.W.W. 1908. Two new human cestodes and a new linguatulid. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 1: 549-556.
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Madagascar
Comment: original description not seen.Type host:
Ptyas mucosa Linnaeus, 1758 [Colubirdae] (as Zamensis mucosus) - Pentastomum javanicum Bovien, P. 1927. Ueber einige Pentastomen aus Java. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 84: 1-9 [2, 4] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 48022 4 juveniles, Jombang, Java, Indonesia; ZMB 48023 1 juvenile, Jombang, Java, Indonesia.Type locality references:
Röhlig, D., Dunlop, J.A., Grau, J.H. & Friederichs, A. 2010. An annotated catalogue of the tongue worms (Pentastomida) held in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Zoosystematics and Evolution 86: 129-154 (list type material).Type host:
Fejervarya cancrivora (Gravenhorst, 1829) [Ranidae] (as Rana cancrivora)
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Heymons, R. & Vitzthum, H.G. 1935. Beiträge zur Systematik der Pentastomiden. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 8: 1-103 [74]
Generic Combinations
- Kiricephalus pattoni (Stephens, 1908).
Distribution
Recorded from "Australia".
Extra Distribution Information
The species is said to be from Indian, South-east Asian and Australian snakes but no definitive record exists for Australia.
Distribution References
- Heymons, R. 1932. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pentastomiden Australiens und benachbarter Gebiete. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 4: 409-430 [429] (from Morelia spilota in Australia)
- Heymons, R. & Vitzthum, H.G. 1935. Beiträge zur Systematik der Pentastomiden. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 8: 1-103 [74] (in Australian region)
- Riley, J. & Self, J.T. 1980. On the systematics and life-cycle of the pentastomid genus Kiricephalus Sambon, 1922 with descriptions of three new species. Systematic Parasitology 1: 127-140 [128] (lists Australian snakes among hosts)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic.
Extra Ecological Information
Norval et al. (2009) listed numerous hosts for adults and nymphs outside Australia.
General References
Norval, G., Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R. & Mao, J.-J. 2009. The first record of Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908 as a parasite of Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati Fischer, 1886 from Chiayi County, Taiwan. Herpetology Notes 2: 79-80 (list several species of snakes as host for adults and a wide range of amphibians, lizards and snakes as hosts for nymphs)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 12-Apr-2011 | 12-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 31-Mar-2011 | ADDED |