HELMINTHS OF 12 SPECIES OF ANOLIS LIZARDS (POLYCHROTIDAE) FROM THE LESSER ANTILLES, WEST-INDIES

Twelve species of anoles (Anolis aeneus, A. extremus, A. gingivinus, A . griseus, A. luciae, A. marmoratus, A. oculatus, A. richardi, A. roqu et, A. sabanus, A. trinitatis, and A. wattsi) from the Lesser Antilles were examined for helminths. Twelve species of helminths were found: Mesocolelium monas, Oochoristica Maccoyi, Oswaldocruzia marechali, Par apharyngodon cubensis, Spauligodon caymanensis, Trichospirura teixeiai , Abbreviata sp., Ascarops sp., Physaloptera sp., Physocephalus sp., P orrocaecum sp., and Centrorhynclus sp. Twenty-nine new host records ar e reported. The highest prevalence (75%) was P. cubensis in A. sabanus ; greatest mean intensity (56.8) was S. caymanensis in A. marmoratus. The highest diversity of helminths was found in Anolis gingivinus, whi ch harbored 9 species: the lowest diversity occurred in A. trinitatis, which harbored 1 species. Islands with the greatest numbers of helmin th species are located in the northern Lesser Antilles.