Abstract
Abstract
Parasitic mite infections are very common on virtually all organisms including tree geckos. This research was aimed to determine the species and prevalence of parasitic mites infecting tree lizards in Purwokerto, Central Java. This research employed a survey method with a purposive random sampling technique. One hundred individuals of tree lizards were obtained from trees in 4 different sub-districts in Purwokerto. The results showed that from 3 species of tree geckos namely, Hemidactylus platyurus, H. frenatus and H. garnotii, only the last one was not infected by parasitic mites. The prevalence of parasitic mites in H. garnotii was 0%, while in H. frenatus and H. platyurus were 27% and 29%, respectively. The total prevalence of parasitic mites on tree geckos in Purwokerto, Central Java, was 28%. The results showed that there were 5 (five) species of parasitic mites belonging to the genus Geckobia, namely G. keegani, G. gleadovania, G. turkestana, G. simplex and G. diversipilis. The prevalence of G. gleadovania in H. frenatus geckos was 100%, while in H. platyurus geckos, the prevalence of infection by G. diversipilis was also 100%. The most infected body part was the trunk where the prevalence was 57%.