Description of an intramonocytic haemoparasite, sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Teiidae) in northern Brazil.

Haemogregarine (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) parasites are considered to be the most common and widespread haemoparasites in reptiles. The genus (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) can be found parasitizing a broad range of species and, in reptiles, they infect mainly peripheral blood erythrocytes. The present study detected and characterized a haemogregarine isolated from the lizard species, , collected from the municipality of Capanema, Pará state, north Brazil.