Helminths infecting the Bom Jardim toad Rhinella dapsilis from an Atlantic forest enclave at northeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Vitoria Hellen Holanda Department of Biology, Pici Campus, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE Zip Code 60440-900, Brazil. - Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, Pici Campus, Fortaleza- CE Zip Code 60455-760, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3959-9801
  • Dalilange Batista Oliveira Graduate Course of Ecology and Natural Resources, Department of Biology, Pici Campus, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza - CE Zip Code 60440-900, Brazil. - Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, Pici Campus, Fortaleza- CE Zip Code 60455-760, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6643
  • Robson Waldemar Avila Department of Biology, Pici Campus, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE Zip Code 60440-900, Brazil. - Graduate Course of Ecology and Natural Resources, Department of Biology, Pici Campus, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza - CE Zip Code 60440-900, Brazil. - Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, Pici Campus, Fortaleza- CE Zip Code 60455-760, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-8321

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20242181841

Keywords:

Parasites, Amphibian, Bufonidae, highland marshes

Abstract

Rhinella dapsilis (Myers and Carvalho, 1945) is widespread in Amazonia, from Colombia to Brazil. Despite its huge distribution, information on basic biological aspects is scarce, even more regarding helminths parasites. Herein, we present data on helminth infecting R. dapsilis from an Atlantic Forest enclave from Northeastern Brazil. Ten taxa were found, being nine nematodes and one acanthocephalan, Cosmocercidae and Rhabdias sp. was the most prevalent taxa. We reported six new host records and expanded the knowledge about parasitism in Neotropical anurans.

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Published

2024-12-16

How to Cite

Holanda, V. H. ., Batista Oliveira, D. ., & Waldemar Avila, R. . (2024). Helminths infecting the Bom Jardim toad Rhinella dapsilis from an Atlantic forest enclave at northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Helminthology, 2(18). https://doi.org/10.62429/rnh20242181841