Paraplasmodium is a subgenus of the genusPlasmodium - all of which are parasitic eukaryotes. The subgenus was created by Telford in 1988. Species in this subgenus infect lizards.[1]
↑Telford Jr., Sam Rountree (1988). "A Contribution to the Systematics of the Reptilian Malaria Parasites, Family Plasmodiidae (Apicomplexa: Haemospororina)". Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History34 (2): 65–96. doi:10.58782/flmnh.tryl4746.