Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil [Parasitas gastrintestinais de Leontopithecus chrysomelas na Floresta Atlântica, Brasil] Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
We performed coproparasitological testing of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, using the Hoffmann-Pons-Janner method. In total, we collected 118 samples from ten groups: four living in Federal Protected Area and six living in Non-Protected Areas of cocoa farms. Eggs from parasites of the Acanthocephala phylum and Spiruridae, Ancylostomatidae, Ascarididae and Oxyuridae families were identified, as well as the ...