Raillitiella sp. finding on chilean long tailed snake (Philodryas chamissonis) from a zoo of the Metropolitan Region. Hallazgo de Raillietiella sp. en culebra chilena de cola larga (Philodryas chamissonis) de un zoológico de la Región Metropolitana

Abstract

During 2005, several pentastomids were found on the lungs of a Chilean Long Tailed Snakes (Philodryas chamissonis) that were kept under captivity on a national zoo. The identification of this parasites determinates that they were Raillitiella sp. This is the first report of Raillietiella sp. on reptiles in the country