History of changes

• Parapharyngodon Chatterji, R.C. 1933. On a new nematode, Parapharyngodon maplestoni gen. nov., sp. nov., from a Burmese lizard. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 27(1): 131-134 [131].

  Type species:

   Parapharyngodon maplestoni Chatterji, 1933 by original designation.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

History of changes

• Parapharyngodon anomalus Hobbs, R.P. 1996. Parapharyngodon anomalus sp. n. (Oxyurida, Pharyngodonidae) from the Australian echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with notes on the Thelandroinae. Journal of the Helminthological Society, Washington 63: 56-61.

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) [TACHYGLOSSIDAE] Short-beaked Echidna).

History of changes

• Parapharyngodon fitzroyi Jones, H.I. 1992. Gastrointestinal nematodes in the lizard genera Tiliqua and Cyclodomorphus (Scincidae) in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 40(2): 115-126 [116].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Darlington, 14 km east of Perth (31.9191°S, 116.0811°E). See Goldberg & Bursey (2021).

IBRA

WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919 [SCINCIDAE] Centralian Blue-tongue; Cyclodomorphus melanops (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) [SCINCIDAE] Spinifex Slender Blue-tongue; Gehyra punctata (Fry, 1914) [GEKKONIDAE] Spotted dtella).

General References

Goldberg, S.R. & Bursey, C.R. 2021. New helminth records for the dubious dtella, Gehyra dubia, and the spotted dtella, Gehyra punctata (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 88(1): 19–21

History of changes

• Thelandros kartana Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1941. Some nematodes from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7: 145-148 [145].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41248 Slide ♂, Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC41244 Slide ♀ (As Allotype), Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Hemiergis peronii (Gray, 1831) [SCINCIDAE] Lowlands earless skink

Generic Combinations

• Parapharyngodon kartana (Johnston & Mawson, 1941). —
  Mawson, P.M. 1971. Pearson Island Expedition 1969. 8. Helminths. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95: 169-183 [178]

Distribution

States

South Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Hemiergis peronii (J.E. Gray, 1831) [SCINCIDAE] Lowlands Earless Skink; Christinus marmoratus J.E. Gray, 1845 [GEKKONIDAE] Marbled Gecko; Ctenophorus fionni (Procter, 1923) [AGAMIDAE] Peninsula Dragon; Moloch horridus J.E. Gray, 1841 [AGAMIDAE] Thorny Devil; Lerista sp. [SCINCIDAE]).

History of changes

• Parapharyngodon sp. Pichelin, S., Thomas, P.M. & Hutchinson, M.N. 1999. A checklist of helminth parasites of Australian reptiles. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 5: 1-61 [9]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Gehyra variegata (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) [GEKKONIDAE] Tree Dtella).

History of changes

• Parathelandros Baylis, H.A. 1930. Some Heterakidae and Oxyuridae [Nematoda] from Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 5: 354-366 [359].

  Type species:

   Parathelandros mastigurus Baylis, 1930 by original designation.

Distribution

States

South Australia

History of changes

• Cosmocerca australiensis Johnston, T.H. & Simpson, E.R. 1942. Some nematodes from Australian frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66: 172-179 [176].

Generic Combinations

• Parathelandros australiensis (Johnston & Simpson, 1942). —
  Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [173]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Limnodynastes fletcheri Boulenger, 1888 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Barking Frog; Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog).

History of changes

• Parathelandros carinae Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [176].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Heleioporus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Giant Burrowing Frog; Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Humming Frog; Heleioporus eyrei J.E. Gray, 1845 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Moaning Frog; Heleioporus psammophilus (Lee & Main, 1954) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Sand Frog; Heleioporus albopunctatus J.E. Gray, 1841 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Spotted Frog).

History of changes

• Parathelandros johnstoni Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [175].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Humming Frog; Heleioporus eyrei J.E. Gray, 1845 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Moaning Frog; Neobatrachus centralis (H.W. Parker, 1940) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Trilling Frog; Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog).

History of changes

• Pharyngodon limnodynastes Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1942. Some new and known Australian parasitic nematodes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 67: 90-94 [94].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41409 Vial ♀, Tailem Bend, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] (Host recovered from tiger snake, Notechis scutatus.)

Generic Combinations

• Parathelandros limnodynastes (Johnston & Mawson, 1942). —
  Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [175]

Distribution

States

South Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Litoria lesueuri (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) [HYLIDAE] Lesueur’s Frog; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog; Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog; Limnodynastes dorsalis dumerili [MYOBATRACHIDAE]).

History of changes

• Parathelandros maini Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [175].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Litoria moorei (Copland, 1957) [HYLIDAE] Western Green and Golden Bell Frog (as Hyla moorei); Hyla cyclorhyncha [HYLIDAE]; Hyla adelaidensis [HYLIDAE]).

History of changes

• Parathelandros mastigurus Baylis, H.A. 1930. Some Heterakidae and Oxyuridae [Nematoda] from Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 5: 354-366 [359].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867) [HYLIDAE] Bumpy Rocket Frog; Crinia deserticola (Liem & Ingram, 1977) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Desert Froglet; Litoria rubella (J.E. Gray, 1842) [HYLIDAE] Little Red Tree Frog; Litoria rothii (De Vis, 1884) [HYLIDAE] Northern Laughing Tree Frog; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog; Mixophyes Günther, 1864 [MYOBATRACHIDAE]; Hyla caerulea [HYLIDAE]; Bufo marinus [BUFONIDAE]; Hyla gracilent [HYLIDAE]).

History of changes

• Cosmocerca propinqua Johnston, T.H. & Simpson, E.R. 1942. Some nematodes from Australian frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66: 172-179 [176].

Generic Combinations

• Parathelandros propinqua (Johnston & Simpson, 1942). —
  Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [178]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog).

History of changes

• Parathelandros spp. Barton, D.P. 1994. A checklist of helminth parasites of Australian amphibia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 27: 13-30 [21]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1829) [HYLIDAE] Green and Golden Bell Frog (as Hyla aurea); Litoria rubella (J.E. Gray, 1842) [HYLIDAE] Little Red Tree Frog; Litoria rothii (De Vis, 1884) [HYLIDAE] Northern Laughing Tree Frog; Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858 [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Spotted Grass Frog; Limnodynastes dorsalis (J.E. Gray, 1841) [MYOBATRACHIDAE] Western Banjo Frog; Mixophyes sp. [MYOBATRACHIDAE]; Bufo marinus [BUFONIDAE]; Hyla rubella [HYLIDAE]; Cyclorana sp. [HYLIDAE]; Hyla caerulea [HYLIDAE]).

History of changes

• Pharyngodon Diesing, C.M. 1861. Revision der Nematoden. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 42: 595-754 [614].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB) ; SA, WA: Kanmantoo (KAN)

History of changes

• Pharyngodon asterostoma Adamson, M.L. 1984. Descriptions of Pharyngodon asterostoma n. sp. and P. tiliquae Baylis, 1930 (Nematoda: Oxyuroidea) from Egernia cunninghami (Scincidae) in Australia. Systematic Parasitology 6(1): 39-46 [39].

History of changes

• Pharyngodon australis Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1942. The Gallard collection of parasitic nematodes in the Australian Museum. Records of the Australian Museum 21(2): 110-115 [111].

  Type data:

   Paratype(s) SAMA AHC2207 Vial, Narara, New South Wales.

  Type host:

   Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [SCINCIDAE] Blotched Blue-tongue; Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Eastern Blue-tongue).

History of changes

• Pharyngodon hindlei Thapar, G.S. 1925. Studies on the Oxyurid Parasites of Reptiles. Journal of Helminthology 3: 83-150 [125].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Eastern Blue-tongue).

History of changes

• Pharyngodon kartana Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1941. Some nematodes from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7: 145-148 [145].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC41260 Vial ♂, Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC21058 Slide ♂ (As Co-type), Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

  Type host:

   Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825) [CARPHODACTYLIDAE] (Originally described as Gymnodactylus milii)

Introduction

Localities from Goldberg & Bursey (2021) are difficult to interpret. Localities where infected host specimens were collected are not mentioned explicitly - only a single location is provided (via database search in the Harold Manter Parasitology Laboratory where P. kartana specimens are stored, but it is possible that P. kartana also occurs at the other listed locality.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South Australia: Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island. See Johnston & Mawson (1941).

Western Australia: Darlington, 14 km east of Perth (31.9191°S, 116.0811°E); 3 km south-southeast of Bakers Hill, west of Northam (31.7624°S, 116.4632°E). See Goldberg & Bursey (2021).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

SA, WA: Kanmantoo (KAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Gehyra punctata (Fry, 1914) [GEKKONIDAE] Spotted dtella).

General References

Goldberg, S.R. & Bursey, C.R. 2021. New helminth records for the dubious dtella, Gehyra dubia, and the spotted dtella, Gehyra punctata (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 88(1): 19–21

History of changes

• Pharyngodon tiliquae Baylis, H.A. 1930. Some Heterakidae and Oxyuridae [Nematoda] from Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 5: 354-366.

  Type data:

   Status unknown, No details provided, At or near Townsville, North Queensland.

  Type host:

   Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Eastern blue-tongue skink

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South Australia: Road leading to Bundey Bore Station, approximately 160km north of Adelaide. See Norval et al. (2021).

Queensland: At or near Townsville, North Queensland. See Baylis (1909).

IBRA

Qld, SA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919 [SCINCIDAE] Centralian Blue-tongue; Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832) [SCINCIDAE] Cunningham’s Skink; Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Eastern Blue-tongue; Liopholis kintorei (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) [SCINCIDAE] Great Desert Skink (as Egernia kintorei); Cyclodomorphus melanops (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) [SCINCIDAE] Spinifex Slender Blue-tongue; Egernia striolata (Peters, 1870) [SCINCIDAE] Tree Skink; Tiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863) [SCINCIDAE] Western Blue-tongue; Liopholis whitii (Lacépède, 1804) [SCINCIDAE] White’s Skink (as Egernia whitii)).

History of changes

• Pharyngodon wandillahensis Fenner, A.L., Smales, L.R. & Bull, C.M. 2008. Pharyngodon wandillahensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) from the endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis Peters, 1863 (Sauria: Scincidae), South Australia, Australia. Comparative Parasitology 75(1): 69-75 [70].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1853) [SCINCIDAE] Pygmy Blue-tongue).

History of changes

• Skrjabinodon Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [179].

  Type species:

   Skrjabinodon mabuyae (Sandground, 1936) Inglis, 1968 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, NT, WA: Murchison (MUR), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tanami (TAN)

History of changes

• Skrjabinodon leristae Mawson, P.M. 1971. Pearson Island Expedition 1969. 8. Helminths. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95: 169-183 [178].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Lerista sp. [SCINCIDAE]).

History of changes

• Parathelandros oedurae Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1947. Some nematodes from Australian lizards. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 71: 22-27 [25].

Generic Combinations

• Skrjabinodon oedurae (Johnston & Mawson, 1947). —
  Inglis, W.G. 1968. Nematodes parasitic in Western Australian frogs. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16: 161-183 [179]

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Oedura robusta Boulenger, 1885 [DIPLODACTYLIDAE] Robust Velvet Gecko).

History of changes

• Skrjabinodon parasmythi Mawson, P.M. 1971. Pearson Island Expedition 1969. 8. Helminths. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95: 169-183 [178].

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Christinus marmoratus J.E. Gray, 1845 [GEKKONIDAE] Marbled Gecko; Nephrurus milii [CARPHODACTYLIDAE]).

History of changes

• Skrjabinodon piankai Bursey, C.R. & Goldberg, S.R. 1999. Skrjabinodon piankai sp. n. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) and other helminths of geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Nephurus spp.) from Australia. Journal of the Helminthological Society, Washington 66(2): 175-179.

  Type data:

   Holotype USNPC 88186 (Holotype = Male; Allotype = Female, USNPC 88187, from type locality), 34 km west of Lorna Glen homestead, Western Australia [26°14'S, 121°13'E].
  Paratype(s) USNPC 88188 (9 males, 9 females), same data as Holotype.

  Type host:

   Nephurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958 [CARPHODACTYLIDAE] Pale knob-tailed gecko

Introduction

Localities from Goldberg & Bursey (2020) are difficult to interpret. Localities where infected host specimens were collected are not mentioned explicitly - only a single location for each host species is provided (via database search in the Harold Manter Parastiology Laboratory where S. piankai specimens are stored), but it is possible that S. piankai also occurs at some of the other listed localities.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

ACT: Canberra (35°16'51''S, 149°07'48''E)

Queensland: Cooyar (26°59'37'S, 151°47'19''E); Wallaman Falls (08°35'32'S, 145°48'05''E)

New South Wales: Ebor (30°24'05'S, 152°21'04''E); 0.5 km E of Point Lookout tumoff on Grafton-Armidale Road (30°27'60'S, 152°16'60''E)

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, WA: Murchison (MUR), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Nephurus vertebralis Storr, 1963 [CARPHODACTYLIDAE] Midline knob-tailed gecko; Nephurus levis De Vis, 1886 [CARPHODACTYLIDAE] Smooth knob-tailed gecko; Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970 [SCINCIDAE] Robust ctenotus; Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790) [SCINCIDAE] Copper-tailed skink).

General References

Goldberg, S.R. & Bursey, C.R. 2020. New helminth records for the Robust Ctenotus, Ctenotus robustus, and the Copper-tailed skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus (Squamata: Scincidae), from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 87(1): 93–94

History of changes