D. Vrcibradic et al., Thubunaea dactyluris sensu Fabio and Rolas, a synonym of Physalopteroides venancioi (Spirurida, Physalopteridae), J PARASITOL, 86(5), 2000, pp. 1163-1165
Specimens of Thubunaea dactyluris Karve, 1938 sensu Fabio and Rolas, 1974 f
rom the lizard Ameiva ameiva of Brazil and types of Physalopteroides venanc
ioi (Lent, Freitas, and Proenca, 1946) from the toad Bufo paracnemis of Par
aguay were re-examined. The male caudal papillae and the tooth arrangement
demonstrated that these specimens were conspecific and are all assigned to
P. venancioi. The occurrence of Physalopteroides dactyluris (Karve, 1938),
a nematode parasite of lizards of India and Turkmenistan, is invalidated fo
r Brazil.