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Table 2 Specific antibodies against pathogen serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu stricto in 16 different lizard species

From: Prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira sp. in snakes, lizards and turtles in Slovenia

Scientific name

(Common name/Origin)

N (tested)

N (positive)

Serovar

Titre rate 1:

Uromastyx hardwickii 1

114

6

Tarassovi

200

(Hardwick’s Spiny-tailed Lizard/Sloveniaa)

Copenhageni

50

Grippotyphosa

200

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Eublepharis macularius 2

25

10

Tarassovi

200

(Leopard Gecko/Pakistanb)

Australis

200

Grippotyphosa

50

Tarassovi

200

Canicola

200

Grippotyphosa

50

Tarassovi

200

Canicola

200

Grippotyphosa

50

Tarassovi

200

Canicola

200

Grippotyphosa

50

Tarassovi

200

Canicola

200

Grippotyphosa

50

Grippotyphosa

200

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

50

Grippotyphosa

50

Gekko gecko 2

15

0

/

/

(Tokay Gecko/Pakistanb)

Uromastyx dispar 1

13

8

Grippotyphosa

200

(Sudan Spiny-tailed Lizard/Malib)

Tarassovi

50

Australis

50

Grippotyphosa

300

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Grippotyphosa

100

Iguana iguana 1

9

2

Hardjo

1000

(Green Iguana/EU countriesb)

Tarassovi

300

Varanus bengalensis 3

8

0

/

/

(Bengal Monitor/Sloveniaa)

Varanus niloticus 3

6

0

/

/

(Nile Monitor/Sloveniaa)

Uromastyx aegyptia 1

5

0

/

/

(Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard /Sloveniaa)

Basiliscus plumifrons 4

3

3

Grippotyphosa

200

(Green Basilisk/EU countriesb)

Grippotyphosa

50

Grippotyphosa

50

Corucia zebrata 1

3

0

/

/

(Solomon Islands Skink/ Solomon Islandsb)

Pogona vitticeps 1

3

0

/

/

(Bearded Dragon/EU countriesb)

Varanus flavescens 3

2

0

/

/

(Yellow Monitor/Sloveniaa)

Laudakia melanura 2

1

1

Grippotyphosa

100

(Black Agama/Pakistanb)

Chamaeleo calyptratus 2

1

0

/

/

(Veiled Chameleon/Sloveniaa)

Teratoscincus scincus 2

1

1

Grippotyphosa

50

(Common Wonder Gecko/Pakistanb)

Varanus indicus 3

1

0

/

/

(Mangrove Monitor/ Solomon Islandsb)

Total

210

31 (prevalence 14.8%; 95% CI: 10.0–19.6%)

  1. aOriginated from Slovenia–species from breeding farms–F1 and F2 generation.
  2. bLizards were imported from reptile farms.
  3. 1Herbivores, 2Insectivores, 3Carnivores, 4Omnivores.