Abstract
The Brazilian Pantanal wetlands are a unique ecosystem with a faunistic composition similar to that of the adjacent biomes but in higher densities. The early establishment of domestic cattle husbandry in that area introduced pathogens that may influence the indigenous Pantanalian fauna. In this paper, the authors describe the helminthfauna of ten free-ranging adult Mazama gouazoubira from the Paiaguás sub-region, along with the descriptors of infection. Morphological description of Pygarginema verrucosa is supplied, with comments on other species of this genus. The helminth species found are similar to domestic cattle helminthfauna of the same physiographic region, suggesting an adaptation of bovine parasites to this host.
Highlights
The Brazilian Pantanal wetlands are a unique eco‐ system comprised of areas of flooded plains, with fau‐ nistic composition similar to that of adjacent biomes, but in higher populational densities (Rodrigues et al, 2002)
This study aims to evaluate and supply information on Brazilian pantanalian free‐ranging grey brocket deer helminthfauna from the Paiaguás sub‐region
The Brazilian Pantanal wetlands comprises a set of flooding plains in the High Paraguay River basin, with a total area of 138,183 Km2, located between the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Brazilian central region (Silva and Abdon, 1998)
Summary
The Brazilian Pantanal wetlands are a unique eco‐ system comprised of areas of flooded plains, with fau‐ nistic composition similar to that of adjacent biomes, but in higher populational densities (Rodrigues et al, 2002).Grey‐brocket deer Mazama gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 is observed from Southern Mexico to Argentina, occurring in a great diversity of South American biomes (Nowak, 1999).
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