First report of Ancylostoma tubaeforme in Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) |
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| Authors: | MR Youssefi SH Hoseini SM Hoseini BA Zaheri M Abouhosseini Tabari |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology, Islamic Azad University Babol–Branch, Iran;2.Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran;3.Centre of Environment Biology, Semnan, Iran;4.Dept. of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first report of A. tubaeforme in a Persian young female leopard, 2–3 years old, with head and trunk length 120 centimeters, length of tail 98 centimeters and body weight 35 kilograms. |
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| Keywords: | Ancylostoma tubaeforme Hookworm Leopard Iran |
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