Parasitic Nematodes of Pet Tortoises Sold in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Abstract

For the sake of an epidemiological analysis on the helminth infection with pet tortoises sold in Ebetsu, Japan, 23 individuals belonging to 11 tortoise species were examined helminthologically. From Chelus fimbriatus (abbreviated to Cf), Chelodina siebenrocki (Cs), Testudo horsfieldi (Th) and Kinixys sp.(K), 6 nematodes, namely Thaparia sp.(host:Th), Mehdiella sp.(Th), Tachygonetria sp.(Cs, Th), Labiduris sp.(K), Capillariidae gen.sp.(Cf)and encysted larvae(Cf), were obtained.