Table 1 Summary of Sarcocystis species found in infected snakes
From: Genetic assemblage of Sarcocystis spp. in Malaysian snakes
Snake taxa species | State | Number of snake | Clone name | Sarcocystis species | Possible definitive host | Possible intermediate host | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cobra Naja kaouthia | Kuala Kerai | 1 | MAL-2, MAL-4 | S. nesbitti | Snake | Monkeys | |
(Macaca mulatta) | |||||||
(Macaca fascicularis) | |||||||
(Cercocebus atys) | |||||||
(Papio papionis) | |||||||
Reticulated python Braghammerus reticulatus (Previously known as Phyton reticulatus) | Langkawi Wildlife Park | 2 | MAL-9, MAL-11 | S. singaporensis | Reticulated python | Genera Rattus and Bandicota | [21] |
(Broghammerus reticulatus) | |||||||
1 | MAL-5, MAL-6, MAL-7 | S. nesbitti | Undefined | Monkeys | |||
(Macaca mulatta) | |||||||
(Macaca fascicularis) | |||||||
(Cercocebus atys) | |||||||
(Papio papionis) | |||||||
1 | MAL-8, MAL-10, MAL-12, MAL-13, MAL-14 | Sarcocystis sp. | - | - | - | ||
Malayan Brown Pit Viper Ovophis convictus | Pangkor Island | 1 | MAL-17 to MAL-22 | S. singaporensis | Reticulated python | Genera Rattus and Bandicota | [21] |
(Broghammerus reticulatus) | |||||||
Malayan Keeled rat snake Ptyas carinata | Kuala Kerai | 1 | MAL-15, MAL-16 | S. zuoi | King rat snakes | Norway rats | [16] |
(Elaphe carinata) | (Rattus norvegicus) |