First Helminthological Study of the Levantine Viper, Macrovipera lebetinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ophidia: Viperidae), Collected in Türkiye

<p indent="0mm">Fifty-four Levantine vipers, <italic>Macrovipera lebetinus</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758) (27 ♀♀, 16 ♂♂, and 11 juveniles) collected from 14 provinces of Türkiye between April 2007 and May 2020 were examined helminthologically. This is the first helminthological study on <italic>M</italic>. <italic>lebetinus</italic> collected in Türkiye. Two species of Cestoda (<italic>Mesocestoides</italic> sp., <italic>Ophiotaenia europea</italic>), 5 species of Nematoda (<italic> Abbreviata</italic> sp., <italic>Ophidascaris excavata</italic>, <italic> Paracapillaria</italic> (<italic>Ophidiocapillaria</italic>) sp., <italic> Pharyngodon</italic> sp., <italic>Strongyloides</italic> sp.), and 2 species of Acanthocephala (<italic>Sphaerirostris corvi</italic> and unidentified cystacanths) were found. These species are considered to be common species of snakes. <italic>Paracapillaria</italic> (<italic>Ophidiocapillaria</italic>) sp. represents a record for <italic>M</italic>. <italic>lebetinus</italic>. <italic> Abbreviata</italic> sp., <italic>Mesocestoides</italic> sp., <italic>Ophidascaris excavata</italic>, <italic>Paracapillaria</italic> sp., <italic>Pharyngodon</italic> sp., <italic>Strongyloides</italic> sp., and <italic>Sphaerirostsris corvi</italic> represent new records for snakes of Türkiye.