A Veterinary Guide to the Parasites of Reptiles, Volume 2: Arthropods (Excluding Mites)
Susan M. Barnard, BS, Department of Herpetology, Zoo Atlanta;
Lance A. Durden, PhD, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University

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Parasites of Reptiles

From the Publisher:

"The first volume of this series is Protozoa. This second volume is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of reptiles affected by arthropod parasites. Information is comprehensive and presented in annotated outline form for quick reference. Chapters are divided by arthropod groups (true bugs, flies, fleas, and ticks), and include descriptions, hosts, host locations, sources of infestation, and life cycles. The text also includes a chapter on laboratory procedures for the herpetoculturists, and a bibliography of more than 430 references."

Arthropods comprise the largest phylum in the animal kingdom. There are about one million described species. All groups of ectoparasitic arthropods affecting reptiles, except mites, are treated in this volume. Parasitic mites were excluded in order to keep the book a manageable size, and because the vast majority of parasitic mites are tiny or exploit specialized niches and are likely to be overlooked by all but the most diligent herpetologists. For this reason, reptile mites will be treated in a separate volume in of this series.

Krieger Publishing Company (2000).

Hard-cover, 288 pages, liberally illustrated with photos and drawings.

ISBN: 0-89464-908-6.

Reviewed 12/27/2001.


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Introduction
Alternative Medicine
Anatomy
Anesthesia/Analgesia
Animal Welfare
Aquatic/Fish
Avian
Behavior
Camelids
Canine
Cardiology
Client Education
Cytology / Hematology / Histology
Dental
Dermatology
Dictionary/Reference
Drugs/Pharmacology
Emergency Med
Endocrine
Epidemiology
Equine
Ethics
Exotics
Feline
Food Animals/Livestock
General
Genetics
Geriatrics
Handling & Restraint
Human-Animal Bond
Imaging & Radiology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Microbiology
Multimedia
Neurology
Nutrition
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Parasitology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physiology
Physiotherapy
Practice Management
Primates
Rabbits, Rodents & Ferrets
Reproduction
Reptile/Amphibian
 
Amphibian Medicine
 
Biology Green Iguana
 
BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets, 5th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
BSAVA Reptiles 2nd Ed.
 
Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery (VSPN)
 
Geckoes: Biology
 
Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles 1st ed (VSPN)
 
Med. & Surg. Tortoises
 
Neotropical Tree Boas
 
Nutritional Management of Hospitalized Small Animals
 
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes (VSPN)
 
Reptile Medicine 2nd Ed.
 
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* Amphibians Madagascar
 
* Crocodiles: Biology
 
* Desert Lizards
 
* Parental Reptiles
Research
Respiratory
Ruminants
Sheep/Goats
Shelter Medicine
Surgery
Swine
Technicians
Toxicology
Urology/Renal
Veterinary Education
Wildlife-Zoo Animals
Zoonoses

Date Published: December 27, 2001

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