Plasmodium attenuatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.[1]
Like all Plasmodium species P. attenuatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1973.
This species is found in Venezuela.
This species infects the lizard Ameiva ameiva.