Plasmodium mackerrasae
Plasmodium mackerrasae is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium". Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. mackerrasae" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Description. The parasite was first described by Telford in 1979. Geographical occurrence. This parasite is found in Australia. Clinical features and host pathology. This species occurs naturally in the Australian skinks "Egernia cunninghami" and "Egernia striolata". It will also infect "Egernia whitei".