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Saurokoilophilia kinsellai n. gen., n. sp. (Trematoda: Hemiuridae) in the Lizard Papuascincus stanleyanus (Sauria: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

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Saurokoilophilia kinsellai n. gen., n. sp. from the stomach of the skink Papuascincus stanleyanus (Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. The presence of an ecsoma, a single compact vitellarium, and the absence of anteriorly united excretory ducts allow the erection of a new subfamily, Saurokoilophiliinae, for the new genus. Saurokoilophilia kinsellai n. sp. is only the second trematode described from lizards collected in Papua New Guinea.

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Key concepts: Skink, Sauria, Biology, New guinea, Trematoda, Zoology, Lizard, Excretory system