Ranavirus in an outbreak of dermatophilosis in captive inland bearded dragons (<i>Pogona vitticeps</i>)

Abstract

To the best of the authors' knowledge this is the first report of dermatophilosis due to A. chelonae infection in lizards and the first description of a concurrent infection with a ranavirus. The combined infection associated with the skin lesions may have been the primary cause of death. Co-infection with a ranavirus should be considered as a possible factor in cases of reptilian dermatophilosis.