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Table 2 The number of examined species of lizards and their origin
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMNON NAME NUMBER OF EXAMINED ORIGIN
Uromastyx hardwickii Hardwick’s Spiny-tailed Lizard 126 Slovenia*
Iguana iguana Green Iguana 25 EU countries**
1 El Salvador
Eublepharis macularius Leopard Gecko 25 Pakistan
4 EU countries**
Uromastyx dispar Sudan Spiny-tailed Lizard 26 Mali
Gekko gecko Tokay Gecko 15 Pakistan
3 EU countries**
Pogona vitticeps Bearded Dragon 15 EU countries**
Uromastyx aegyptia Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard 13 Slovenia*
Physignathus cocincinus Chinese Water Dragon 10 unknown****
Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor 8 Slovenia*
Varanus flavescens Yellow monitor 7 Slovenia*
Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor 7 Slovenia*
Corucia zebrata Solomon Islands Skink 6 Solomon Islands
Laudakia melanura Black Agama 5 Pakistan
Teratoscincus scincus Common Wonder Gecko 5 Pakistan
Eublepharis angramainyu Iraqi Eyelid Gecko 3 Pakistan
Chamaeleo calyptratus Veiled Chameleon 3 EU countries**
1 Slovenia*
Basiliscus plumifrons Green Basilisk 3 EU countries**
Anolis carolinensis Carolina anole 3 unknown****
Furcifer cephalolepis Comoro Islands Chameleon 2 Canary Islands
Agamura persica Persian Spider Gecko 2 unknown****
Varanus indicus Mangrove Monitor 2 Solomon Islands
Podarcis muralis Wall Lizard 1 Slovenia*
Ophisaurus apodus European Glass Lizard 1 Slovenia***
Anolis equestris Knight Anole 1 EU Countries**
Gekko ulikovskii Golden Gecko 1 EU countries**
Trapelus agilis Brilliant Ground Agama 1 Pakistan
Calotes versicolor Oriental Garden Lizard 1 Pakistan
Phelsuma dubia Bright-eyed Day Gecko 1 Canary Islands
Eutropis macularia Bronze Mabuya 1 Pakistan
Teratoscincus microlepis Small-scaled Wonder Gecko 1 Pakistan
Crossobamon orientalis Sind Gecko 1 Pakistan
Hemidactylus imbricatus Carrot-tail Viper Gecko 1 Pakistan
32 different species 331
* Originated from Slovenia - species from breeding farms
** Lizards were imported from reptile farms.
*** Originated from Slovenia - native species.
**** Originated from animal pet shops in Slovenia.

Cestoda in the other. In one Marginated Tortoise, Oxy- Ectoparasites (ticks) were found in nine turtles. In
urid nematoda (Tachygonetria sp.), Strongylid eggs, one Hermann’s Tortoise myasis was confirmed (Calli-
Strongyloides sp., eggs of Trematoda and Balantidium phoridae, Lucilia sp.). Details about the scientific
sp. were identified. All the turtles tested for the presence names of endoparasites, their number and percentage
of Cryptosporidium sp. and Trichomonadidae were and scientific names of turtles are presented in
negative. Table 6.