Plasmodium heischi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. heischi, has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.
This species was described in Kenya.
The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.