Subclass PENTASTOMIDA Shipley, 1905
Host taxa for PENTASTOMIDA Shipley, 1905
Animal Hosts
- Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864) [Boidae] Black-headed Python (in Qld)
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) [Elapidae] Lowland Copperhead
Parasambonia minor Riley & Self, 1982 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus superbus Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus teretiusculus (Baird, 1862) [Sambonidae] - Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) [Colubridae] Brown Tree Snake (from Darwin, NT)
Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981 [Armilliferidae] - Bos (Bos) taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [Bovidae] European Cattle
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae] - Canis lupus dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 [Canidae] Dingo (as L. serrata and L. dingoensis)
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae] - Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [Canidae] Domestic Dog
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae] - Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft, 1873 [Crocodylidae] Freshwater Crocodile
Sebekia johnstoni Riley, Spratt & Winch, 1990 [Sebekidae]
Sebekia multiannulata Riley, Spratt & Winch, 1990 [Sebekidae] - Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 [Crocodylidae] Saltwater Crocodile
Alofia merki Giglioli, 1922 [Sebekidae]
Sebekia johnstoni Riley, Spratt & Winch, 1990 [Sebekidae]
Sebekia multiannulata Riley, Spratt & Winch, 1990 [Sebekidae]
Sebekia purdieae Riley, Spratt & Winch, 1990 [Sebekidae]
Selfia porosus Riley, 1994 [Sebekidae] - Crocodylus johnstoni Krefft, 1873 [Crocodylidae] Freshwater Crocodile (from the pulmonary artery)
Leiperia australiensis Riley & Huchzermeyer, 1996 [Sebekidae] - Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 [Crocodylidae] Saltwater Crocodile (from the trachea)
Leiperia australiensis Riley & Huchzermeyer, 1996 [Sebekidae] - Dasyurus hallucatus (Gould, 1842) [Dasyuridae] Northern Quoll (nymph in liver, Walsh Point, Mitchell Plateau, WA; small intestine, Cannon Hill, NT; Kapalga, Kakadu National Park, NT)
Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981 [Armilliferidae] - Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) [Dayuridae] Spotted-tailed Quoll
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae] - Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 [Dasyuridae] Northern Quoll (as "'native cat' Dasyurus spec. (D. viverrinus SHAW.)" but this species does not occur in N Qld)
Armillifer mazzai (Sambon, 1922) [Armilliferidae]
Waddycephalus scutata Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Dasyurus sp. [Dasyuridae] Quoll (in northern Qld (probably Dasyurus hallucatus))
Waddycephalus teretiusculus (Baird, 1862) [Sambonidae] - Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837) [Elapidae] Yellow-faced Whip Snake
Parasambonia bridgesi Stunkard & Gandal, 1968 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus scutata Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Demansia sp. [Elapidae] (from Indooroopilly, Qld AMNH 187)
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Demansia vestigiata Hutchinson, 1990 [Elapidae] Black Whipsnake
Raillietiella orientalis Hett, 1915 [Cephalobaenidae] - Dendrelaphis calligastra (Günther, 1867) [Colubridae] Northern Tree Snake
Waddycephalus calligaster Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae] - Dendrelaphis punctulatus (J.E. Gray, 1826) [Colubridae] Common Tree Snake
Waddycephalus punctulatus Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae] - Gehyra australis J.E. Gray, 1845 [Gekkonidae] Northern Dtella (in NT)
Raillietiella frenatus Ali, Riley & Self, 1981 [Cephalobaenidae] - Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 [Gekkonidae] Asian House Gecko (in NT, on Christmas Island)
Raillietiella frenatus Ali, Riley & Self, 1981 [Cephalobaenidae] - Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) [Peramelidae] Northern Brown Bandicoot (in liver and lung, Walsh Point, Mitchell Plateau, WA)
Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981 [Armilliferidae] - Liasis olivaceus J.E. Gray [Boidae] Olive Python
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935 [Armilliferidae] - Litoria caerulea (J. White, 1790) [Hyalidae] Green Tree Frog (in NT)
Raillietiella frenatus Ali, Riley & Self, 1981 [Cephalobaenidae] - Morelia amethistina (Schneider, 1801) [Boidae] Amethyst Python (in Australia)
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935 [Armilliferidae] - Morelia boeleni (Brongersma, 1953) [Boidae] python (in PNG, Indonesia)
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935 [Armilliferidae] - Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804) [Boidae] Carpet Python
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935 [Armilliferidae] - Morelia spilota variegata J.E. Gray, 1842 [Boidae] Carpet Python (taken at Brisbane, Qld [according to AFD this subspecies occurs only in tropical NT and WA; other subspecies occur in SE Qld])
Waddycephalus porphyriacus Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae] - Morelia viridis (Schlegel, 1872) [Boidae] Green Python
Armillifer aborealis Riley & Self, 1981 [Armilliferidae] - Nephrurus laevissimus Mertens, 1958 [Geckonidae] Smooth Knob-tail (in Western Australia)
Raillietiella scincoides Ali, Riley & Self, 1984 [Cephalobaenidae] - Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) [Elapidae] Tiger Snake
Waddycephalus scutata Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Leporidae] Rabbit
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae] - Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 [Peramelidae] Long-nosed Bandicoot (nymph from oesophagus, Danbulla State Forest, near Atherton, Qld)
Armillifer australis Heymons, 1935 [Armilliferidae] - Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 [Petauridae] Sugar Glider (in nasal sinus and lungs)
Yelirella petauri (Spratt, 2003) [Cephalobaenidae] - Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829) [Agamidae] Bearded Dragon
Raillietiella amphiboluri Mahon, 1954 [Cephalobaenidae] - Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794) [Elapidae] Red-bellied Black Snake
Parasambonia bridgesi Stunkard & Gandal, 1968 [Sambonidae]
Parasambonia minor Riley & Self, 1982 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus porphyriacus Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus teretiusculus (Baird, 1862) [Sambonidae] - Pseudonaja nuchalis Günther, 1858 [Elapidae] Western Brown Snake (S end of Lake Puntawoloma, SA)
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) [Elapidae] Eastern Brown Snake (from Eyre Peninsula, SA)
Waddycephalus porphyriacus Riley & Self, 1981 [Sambonidae]
Waddycephalus teretiusculus (Baird, 1862) [Sambonidae] - Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) [Elapidae] Eastern Brown Snake (at Walpeup Mallee Research Station, Vic.)
Waddycephalus longicauda Riley & Self , 1981 [Sambonidae] - Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) [Bufonidae] Cane Toad
Raillietiella orientalis Hett, 1915 [Cephalobaenidae] - Rhinella marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Bufonidae] Cane Toad (in NT)
Raillietiella frenatus Ali, Riley & Self, 1981 [Cephalobaenidae] - Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) [Scincidae] Eastern Blue-tongue
Raillietiella scincoides Ali, Riley & Self, 1984 [Cephalobaenidae] - Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863) [Elapidae] Rough-scaled Snake
Parasambonia bridgesi Stunkard & Gandal, 1968 [Sambonidae] - Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) [Varanidae] Asian Water Monitor (from PNG)
Elenia australis Heymons, 1932 [Sambonidae] - Varanus varius (White, 1790) [Varanidae] Lace Monitor (Adelaide Zoo (uncertain origin); Townsville, Qld (uncertain record))
Elenia australis Heymons, 1932 [Sambonidae] - Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [Canidae] Red Fox
Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1789 [Linguatulidae]
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