Sarcocystis species, which are common in a wide range of mammals and birds, are rather rare in ectothermian species. Cysts of S. species, S. gongyli, S. mitrani, and S. schneideri are observed in the muscles of species of the lizard family Scincidae (intermediate hosts) and in final hosts such as snakes.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Further Reading
Bashtar AR (2014) Sarcocystis schneideri infecting the barber skink Eumeces schneideri. Parasitol Res 113:2153–2159
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this entry
Cite this entry
Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Sarcocystis Species of Reptiles. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4881-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4881-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-27769-6
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Biomedicine and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences