Informe final de pasantía profesional en la Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla. Prevalencia de parásitos gastrointestinales y garrapatas presentes en las serpientes en cautiverio en la Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla.

Abstract

A study was conducted for twelve weeks in the 4 Colubrids and 13 Boideos of Botany and Zoological Foundation of Barranquilla (FUNDAZOO) in order to raise awareness of the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and ticks. The results were that 64,7 % of the population was positive to the presence of parasites and of these 90,9 % were Boideos in which mostly nematodes were presented and the colubrids protozoa, finely 2 tick species were identified ( Amblyomma dissimile and Ornothodoros turicata) found in specimens of Boa constrictor, Epicrates maurus and Spilotes pullatus.