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Helminth parasites of Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from south-eastern Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2009

K.M. Campião ,
R.J. da Silva  and
V.L. Ferreira
K.M. Campião
Affiliation:
Ecology and Conservation Postgraduate Course, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
R.J. da Silva*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
V.L. Ferreira
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Forty-three specimens of Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) were collected in the south-eastern Pantanal, municipality of Corumbá, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil in February and July 2007, and examined for endoparasites. Forty (93%) specimens were infected with at least one helminth species. The predominant parasites were nematodes (Aplectana sp., Cosmocerca podicipinus, Oswaldocruzia lopesi, Physalopteroides venancioi, Rhabdias sp.), but the trematode Catadiscus propinquus also showed high prevalence. The trematodes Infidum infidum and Travtrema stenocotyle were also found, but in only one specimen. Adult frogs showed higher parasite diversity than subadults. Leptodactylus podicipinus was preferentially infected by direct life-cycle parasites and was reported as a new host record for seven helminth species.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 345 - 349
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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