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Coccidian parasites of the California Banded King Snake, Lampropeltis getulus californiae*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

P. F. D. Van Peenen  and
T. L. Birdwell
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Three coccidian parasites were found in California Banded King Snakes, Lampropeltis getulus californiae: Isospora crotali, an intestinal Eimeria, and a haemogregarine. Schizogonous stages of the latter occurred predominantly in liver, and were remarkably similar to those described for other blood Coccidia.

Dr Charles E. Shaw of the San Diego Zoological Society identified the snakes, and Dr Gordon Ball, Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Los Angeles, kindly reviewed the manuscript.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , May 1968 , pp. 349 - 354
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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From Research Project MR 005.09-1455, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C.

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