The first record of Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908 as a parasite of Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati Fischer, 1886 from Chiayi County, Taiwan

dc.contributor.author	Norval, Gerrut	en
dc.contributor.author	Bursey C.R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Goldberg S.R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Mao J.-J.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.citation	Herpetology Notes	en
dc.identifier.citation	2	en
dc.identifier.citation	1	en
dc.identifier.issn	20715773	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7112
dc.description.abstract	The pentastomid Kiricephalus pattoni is a fairly common parasite, which infects a variety of amphibians, lizards, and snakes in Australia, India, and South-east Asia. On the 15th of August, 2008 an adult male Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati was collected from the outskirts of Chiayi City, central western Taiwan. After careful examination of the snake, it was found that it was infected by a K. pattoni nymph. This appears to be the first report of L. r. ruhstrati being a host of K. pattoni.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Mountain wolf snake; Pentastome; Subcutaneous parasite Amphibia; Kiricephalus; Lycodon; Pentastomida; Serpentes; Squamata	en
dc.title	The first record of Kiricephalus pattoni Stephens, 1908 as a parasite of Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati Fischer, 1886 from Chiayi County, Taiwan	en
dc.type	Article	en