Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Helminth parasites of amphibians and reptiles from the Ucayali Region, Peru.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- McAllister, Chris T et al.
- Affiliation:
- RapidWrite · United States
- Species:
- reptile
Abstract
Twenty individual amphibians representing 9 species within 6 families and 44 individual reptiles representing 15 species within 8 families from the Ucayali Region, Peru, were examined for helminths. Seven (35%) of the amphibian species and 15 (34%) of the reptiles were found to harbor at least 1 species of helminth; 5 (25%) of the amphibians and 4 (9%) of the reptiles harbored multiple infections. A cyclophyllidean cestode and 14 taxa of nematodes within 7 families were found in the herpetofauna surveyed. Thirteen new host and 6 new geographic distribution records are documented.
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