Plasmodium saurocaudatum

Plasmodium saurocaudatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Plasmodium saurocaudatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Protista
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Aconoidasida
Order:
Haemosporida
Family:
Plasmodiidae
Genus:
Plasmodium
Species:
P. saurocaudatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium saurocaudatum

Description

Like all Plasmodium species, P. saurocaudatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1983.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Southeast Asia.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the many-lined sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata).

References
  1. Telford, S. R. Jr. (1983). "Plasmodium saurocaudatum sp.n., a parasite of Mabuya multifasciata in southeast Asia". J. Parasitol. 69 (6): 1150–1155. doi:10.2307/3280881.


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