Parapharyngodon

Parasite Profile

Type host: Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Type locality: Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India 28.35º N; 79.42º E

Additional localities: Mirzapur and Chandausi

Site: Rectum

Prevalence: 79.10%

Mean intensity: 5 parasites/infected host

Holotype male: ZSI/ NRS /IV. 389

Paratype male: ZSI/ NRS /IV. 390

Holotype female: ZSI/ NRS /IV. 391

Paratype female: ZSI/ NRS /IV. 392

(Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Station, Dehradun India)

Etymology: The species P. hemidactylii n. sp. has been named after the genus to which the host species belongs.