Species Raillietascaris varani (Baylis & Daubney, 1922)

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• Amplicaecum varani Baylis, H.A. & Daubney, R. 1922. Report on the parasitic Nematodes in the Collection of the Zoological Society of India. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 7: 263-347 [287].
• Amplicaecum mackerrasae Thomas, P.M. 1959. Some nematode parasites from Australian hosts. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 82: 151-162 [159].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, SAMA AHC3154 Vial (Labelled as "Types".), Mt. Nebo, Queensland.

  Type host:

   Varanus varius (White, 1790) [VARANIDAE]
• Ophidascaris varani Johnston, T.H. & Mawson, P.M. 1947. Some nematodes from Australian lizards. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 71: 22-27 [23] [Renamed Amplicaecum mackerrasae by Thomas 1959].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC42876 Vial ♂, Toowoomba, Queensland.

  Type host:

   Varanus varius (White, 1790) [VARANIDAE]

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Thomas, P.M. 1959. Some nematode parasites from Australian hosts. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 82: 151-162 [159]
• Sprent, J.F.A. 1985. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Raillietascaris n. g. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 60(5): 601-611 [601]

Generic Combinations

• Raillietascaris varani (Baylis & Daubney, 1922). —
  Sprent, J.F.A. 1985. Ascaridoid nematodes of amphibians and reptiles: Raillietascaris n. g. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 60(5): 601-611 [602]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Varanus gouldii (J.E. Gray, 1838) [VARANIDAE] Gould's Goanna; Varanus varius (White, 1790) [VARANIDAE] Lace Monitor).

Extra Ecological Information

Parasite of tadpole.

History of changes