Table 1 Species of reptiles examined in the study area and their infestation rates (no. infested/no. examined)
From: Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy
Family | Species | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Total no. infested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lacertidae | Podarcis muralis | 0/1 | – | 17/17 | 17 |
Podarcis siculus | 29/29 | – | 102/106 | 131 | |
Lacerta bilineata | – | – | 5/5 | 5 | |
Gekkonidae | Tarentola mauritanica | 9/10 | – | 2/2 | 11 |
Iguanidae | Iguana iguana | – | 2/2 | – | 2 |
Teiidae | Salvator merianae | – | 0/1 | – | 0 |
Scnicidae | Tiliqua sp. | – | 0/1 | – | 0 |
Alligatoridae | Paleosuchus palpebrosus | – | 0/1 | – | 0 |
Caiman crocodilus | – | 0/1 | – | 0 | |
Boidae | Boa constrictor | 0/4 | 3/3 | – | 3 |
Eunectes murinus | – | 1/1 | – | 1 | |
Pythonidae | Python molurus | – | 0/1 | – | 0 |
Python regius | 0/9 | 0/2 | – | 0 | |
Morelia spilota | – | 3/4 | – | 3 | |
Colubridae | Pituophis melanoleucus | – | 0/3 | – | 0 |
Panterophis obsoletus | – | 0/1 | – | 0 | |
Panterophis guttatus | 0/1 | 0/1 | – | 0 | |
Elaphe quatuorlineata | - | – | 1/2 | 1 | |
Natrix natrix | – | – | 0/1 | 0 | |
Hierophis carbonarius | – | – | 0/1 | 0 | |
Chelydridae | Chelydra serpentina | – | 0/1 | – | 0 |
Emydidae | Trachemys scripta | 0/2 | – | – | 0 |
Total | Â | 38/56 | 9/23 | 127/134 | 174 |