Six species of African anurans, Amietophrynus garmani, Amietophrynus gutturalis, Amietophrynus maculatus, Schismaderma carens (Bufonidae), Amietia angolensis, and Strongylopus grayii (Pyxicephalidae), were examined for helminths. Found were 1 species of Cestoda, Cylindrotaenia jaegerskioeldi, 7 species of Nematoda, Amphibiophilus natalensis, Aplectana chamaeleonis, Aplectana macintoshii, Cosmocerca ornata, Entomelas sylvestris, Rhabdias africanus, and Angiostoma sp. Twelve new host records and 1 new location record are reported. Twenty-five (21%) of the 117 South African anurans have now been reported to harbor helminths.
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1 January 2013
Helminths of Six Species of Anurans from the Republic of South Africa: Amietophrynus garmani, Amietophrynus gutturalis, Amietophrynus maculatus, Schismaderma carens (Bufonidae), Amietia angolensis, and Strongylopus grayii (Pyxicephalidae), with a Review of South African Anuran Helminths
Ali Halajian,
Charles R. Bursey,
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Wilmien Luus-Powell
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 80 • No. 1
January 2013
Vol. 80 • No. 1
January 2013
Africa
Anurans
biodiversity
Cestoda
Nematoda