Hering-Hagenbeck, S.F.B.N.2012-05-312012-05-3120122000Hering-Hagenbeck, SFBN & Boomker, J 2000, 'A check-list of the nematode parasites of South African Serpentes (snakes) and Sauria (lizards)'. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 1-13.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19025The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Published records, in combination with own data have been brought together to provide data on parasite/host relationships of reptiles that occur in the Republic of South Africa. A total of 62 nematode species belonging to 23 genera and 11 families are recorded from 20 snake and 21 lizard species. The genera Kalicephalus, Spauligodon, Ophidascaris and Abbreviata are especially well represented, with between five and eight species per genus. The most nematode species were recorded from the flap-neck chameleon, Chamaeleo dilepis (eight), the puff-adder, Bitis arietans (eight) and the water monitor, Varanus niloticus (seven). All synonyms of parasites and hosts are given.© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineLizardsNematodesReptilesSnakesSouth AfricaVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary medicine -- ResearchVeterinary parasitology -- South AfricaHost-parasite relationshipsReptiles -- ParasitesArticle