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Table 2 Reptile species investigated within group B (obtained from reptiles housed at the Rescue Reptile Centre Munich) and respective results obtained by applied two methods

From: Diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites in reptiles: comparison of two coprological methods

Reptile number/common name

Reptile species (scientific name)

CNF

SAF

Direct smears

Flotation

1/green python

Morelia viridis

KAPS

ASK, HET, STE, CAP, EIMN, MYO

BAL, KAPS, ASK, HET, STE, CAP

2/green python

Morelia viridis

DTR

SAR, STE, STS, SPI, HYN, MYO

SAR, DTR, STE, STS, MYO

3/green python

Morelia viridis

-

STE, SPI, EIMN

STE, SPI, STL

4/green python

Morelia viridis

-

HET, CAP, HYD, MYO

HET, STE, CAP

5/papuan monitor

Varanus salvadorii

-

SPI, STS

SPI, STL

6/green python

Morelia viridis

-

STE

STE, STL

7/spotted tree monitor

Varanus similis

-

STE

STE

8/white-lipped python

Leiopython albertisii

-

STE, STS, EIMN, MYO

STE, STS, STL

9/timor python

Python timoriensis

-

STE

STE

10/emerald tree monitor

Varanus prasinus

-

SPI

SPI

11/green python

Morelia viridis

-

CAP, CAPN

CAP, STL, CAPN, MYO

12/green python

Morelia viridis

-

STE, EIMN

STE

13/green python

Morelia viridis

-

HET, CAP, STE, EIMN, MYO

HET, CAP, STE, MYO

14/green python

Morelia viridis

-

STE, MYO

STE, EIMN

15/green python

Morelia viridis

-

HET, MYO

DTR, HET, MYO

16/green python

Morelia viridis

DTR

HET

DTR, HET, STE

17/green python

Morelia viridis

-

ASK, STE, EIMN

HET, STE, STL, EIMN

18/green python

Morelia viridis

-

HET, SPI, CAP, MYO

SPI, ACA, MYO

  1. -: no detection of flagellates, ciliates, amoebae, tapeworm/trematode eggs and nematode larvae; summary of result codes in alphabetical order: see Table 1.