Helminth Parasites of Amphibians and Reptiles From the Ucayali Region, Peru. The Journal of parasitology [J Parasitol] Journal article | | Title | Helminth Parasites of Amphibians and Reptiles From the Ucayali Region, Peru. | | Author(s) | McAllister CT, Bursey CR, Freed P | | Source | J Parasitol 2009 Oct 29.:1. | | 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 amphibians 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. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19874072 |
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