"The pioneering studies on the protozoans occurring in reptiles from India include the works of Simond (1901a, b, c, d, e). At present a number of such protozoan species are known (References cited at the end) through the study of various workers like de Mello and his co-workers (1916-1937), Ray and his associates (1935-1969), Chakravarty and his co-workers (1940-1947), Janakidevi (1961-1962), Misra and his co-workers (1974-1981), Madre and his co-workers ...