180/19 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Pathology
Cestode Infection in a Free Ranging Indian Rock Python (Python molurus)
M.S. Sreelakshmi, Mammen J. Abraham, Ajith Jacob George and N.Divakaran NairDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KVASU, Mannuthy, Thrissur 680651, Kerala
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal October 2019 : 96 (10) - pages 73 to 74(Received: May, 2019, Accepted: July, 2019)
Abstract
On the post mortem examination of the carcass of the free ranging python (Python morulus) at the Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Mannuthy, tape worms were collected from the stomach. The morphologic features of the worm and egg allowed to conclude that the tape worm was Bothridium pithonis
Key Words: Bothridium pithonis, Cestoda, Indian rock python