Host-specific ectoparasitic isopod (Nerocila loveni) found on a Little Filesnake (Acrochordus granulatus) on Surwada Beach, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Aadit Patil Valsad Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) , Valsad, Gujarat, India
  • Aurobindo Samal Founder , Earth Crusaders Organisation; PGDESD, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
  • Shreya Pandey Amity Institute of Forestry & Wildlife, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.20143

Keywords:

Gujarat, Cymothoidae family, host specificity, marine parsitism, ectoparasitic isopod, coastal herpetofauna

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  • Aadit Patil, Valsad Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) , Valsad, Gujarat, India

     

     

  • Aurobindo Samal, Founder , Earth Crusaders Organisation; PGDESD, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

     

     

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Published

2024-04-25

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): Reptiles & Amphibians

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How to Cite

Patil, A., Samal, A., & Pandey, S. (2024). Host-specific ectoparasitic isopod (Nerocila loveni) found on a Little Filesnake (Acrochordus granulatus) on Surwada Beach, Gujarat, India. Reptiles & Amphibians, 31(1), e20143. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v31i1.20143