Timothy K Wu, Stacy Kaneko, Araceli Lucio-Forster, Sean Spagnoli, Latoya Schultz-Powell, Janice Liotta, Dwight Bowman
Two adult male Puerto Rican crested anoles ( Anolis cristatellus cristatellus ) housed in a research facility were presented with debilitation and were euthanized. On autopsy, anole 1 had a large cystic white structure in the left pelvic limb, which protruded through the ruptured epidermis, and a large, poorly demarcated swelling in the right caudal abdomen. Anole 2 had masses in the mid-dorsum, caudal dorsum, left pelvic limb, and tail. These masses contained variably sized cestode larvae, which ruptured into the coelomic cavity...
February 16, 2024: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation