Pentastomida from Reptiles of Lan Yu Island (Taiwan), with a Description of Raillietiella hebitihamata n. sp.

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Abstract
Raillietiella orientalis was recovered from Elaphe carinata and Psammodynastes pulverulentus. Kiricephalus pattoni was taken from E. carinata. All are new host records. Raillietiella hebitihamata. is described from Hemidactylus frenatus. It also occurs in Japalura swinhonis. Malbuya longicaudata. Sphenomorphus indicus and Gecko monarchus. This paper re-emphasizes the wide variety of hosts, in terms of feeding habits, parasitized by members of the genus Raillietiella. Their life cycles can hardly conform to the patterns shown by other Pentastomida.

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