Plasmodium lionatum

Plasmodium lionatum is a species of apicomplexan parasite in the family Plasmodiidae. Like all Plasmodium species P. lionatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.

Plasmodium lionatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. lionatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium lionatum Telford, 1982

Description

The parasite was first described by Telford in 1982.^[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Thailand.^{[citation needed]}

Hosts

The only known host is the flying gecko (Ptychozoon lionatum).^{[citation needed]}