McAllister, C.T.Freed, P.S.Upton, S.J.Burdick, D.A.Wilson, N.A.Texas Journal of Science.2010-02-152010-02-151991http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22100p. 199-204.Thirty-five roughtail geckos, Cyrtopodion scabrum, from Galveston County, Texas, were examined for ecto- and endo parasites. Twenty-seven (77 percent) had one or more parasites, including 27 (77 percent) with oxyurid nematodes. Parapharyngodon cubensis, 13 (37 percent) with a coccidium, Eimeria lineri, and six (17 percent) with pterygosomatid mites, Geckobia sp. Prevalence varied; eight (57 percent) of the immature and 19 (90 percent) of the adult C. scabrum habored parasites; 71 percent were males and 86 percent were females. This report is the first time C. scabrum has been surveyed for parasites.amphibiansparasitesparasitic diseasesnematodahelminthsArticle