Twelve of 61 (20%) unisexual New Mexico whiptails (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) from three counties of central New Mexico (USA) and two counties of extreme southwestern Texas (USA) were found to be infected with one or more endoparasites. These included a linstowiid cestode (Oochoristica bivitellobata) in seven (11%), a larval spirurid nematode (Physaloptera sp.) in three (5%), an oxyurid nematode (Pharyngodon warneri) in two (3%) and an unidentified acanthocephalan cystacanth in a single (2%) lizard. This report constitutes the first record of helminths from C. neomexicanus.

Acanthocephala, Cestoidea, Cnemidophorus neomexicanus, Cyclophyllidea, cystacanth, helminths, lizards, Oochoristica bivitellobata, Oxyurida, Pharyngodon warneri, Physaloptera sp., Spirurida, survey
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