The helminth parasite fauna of the hylid frog Pseudacris hypochondriaca in several localities along the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico is presented. The helminth fauna consists of 4 species of nematodes (Oswaldocruzia pipiens, a larval form of an Ascaridid, 2 new species belonging to the genera Rhabdias and Cosmocercoides), and 1 species of digenean (Gorgoderina sp.). The new species of Rhabdias represents the 88th species assigned to the genus and the third species described from Mexican anurans. Also, the species of Cosmocercoides represents the 20th species assigned to the genus and the first representative of this genus described from Mexico.
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1 December 2013
Helminth Parasites of Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Anura: Hylidae) from Baja California, Mexico, with the Description of Two New Species of Nematodes
Elizabeth A. Martínez-Salazar,
Jorge Falcón-Ordaz,
Edna González-Bernal,
Gabriela Parra-Olea,
Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
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Journal of Parasitology
Vol. 99 • No. 6
December 2013
Vol. 99 • No. 6
December 2013