HELMINTHS OF TOAD RHINELLA ICTERICA (BUFONIDAE), FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Rebeca Pinhão UNESP - Univ de Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Alison Carlos Wunderlich UNESP - Univ de Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-8536
  • Luciano Alves dos Anjos UNESP - Univ de Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-916X
  • Reinaldo José da Silva UNESP - Univ de Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-6873

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2009311108

Keywords:

Acanthocephala, Amphibian, Discrepancy index, Helminth fauna, Nematoda, Rhinella icterica

Abstract

Fifteen specimens of bufonid toad Rhinella icterica (Spix, 1824), 7 males and 8 females, collected in the
municipality of Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, from March 2002 to January 2003, were examined for
helminth parasites. All toads were infected with at least one parasite species (overall prevalence = 100%). Five helminth species were found, including four nematode species, Rhabdias fuelleborni Travassos, 1926, Oswaldocruzia subauricularis (Rudolphi, 1819), gen. sp. no identified Cosmocercidae Travassos, 1925 and larvae of Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819, and one acanthocephalan species, Acanthocephalus saopaulensis Smales, 2007. Rhabdias fuelleborni and A. saopaulensis were the most abundant species. Except for Physalopteridae larvae, all helminths occur in high prevalence (> 70%). All helminth species presented a distribution toward to more aggregated pattern in these host samples.

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Published

2009-05-31

How to Cite

Pinhão, R. ., Wunderlich, A. C., Alves dos Anjos, L. ., & da Silva, R. J. . (2009). HELMINTHS OF TOAD RHINELLA ICTERICA (BUFONIDAE), FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 3(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2009311108

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