<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The parasitic infections of 125 anurans belonging to 13 taxa from Ase community in Delta State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was investigated. An overall prevalence of 77.6% was recorded and the 32 parasites recovered included one pentastomid, four cestode, four monogenean, ten digenean and thirteen nematode taxa. Among the anurans examined, Ptychadena bibroni harboured the highest number of parasites. Most of the parasites encountered were adults but some occurred as larvae, which either used the amphibians as intermediate or transport hosts. Hylarana galamensis is considered an accidental host for the larval brachylaimid trematode and, a new host record for the larval strigeiod while Polystoma galamensis infection of this frog is made for the first time outside the savannah biotope. Hymenochirus sp. is a new host record for Progonimodiscus colubrifer. Two Foleyellides spp., one occurring in Hyperolius concolor, Afrixalus fulvovitattus and Sclerophys regularis and the other in H. galamensis occur in the study area.</p></abstract>

The parasitic infections of 125 anurans belonging to 13 taxa from Ase community in Delta State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was investigated. An overall prevalence of 77.6% was recorded and the 32 parasites recovered included one pentastomid, four cestode, four monogenean, ten digenean and thirteen nematode taxa. Among the anurans examined, Ptychadena bibroni harboured the highest number of parasites. Most of the parasites encountered were adults but some occurred as larvae, which either used the amphibians as intermediate or transport hosts. Hylarana galamensis is considered an accidental host for the larval brachylaimid trematode and, a new host record for the larval strigeiod while Polystoma galamensis infection of this frog is made for the first time outside the savannah biotope. Hymenochirus sp. is a new host record for Progonimodiscus colubrifer. Two Foleyellides spp., one occurring in Hyperolius concolor, Afrixalus fulvovitattus and Sclerophys regularis and the other in H. galamensis occur in the study area.

Parasitic infections of anurans from a freshwater creek community in Delta State, Niger Delta of Nigeria

Helminthologia

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The parasitic infections of 125 anurans belonging to 13 taxa from Ase community in Delta State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was investigated. An overall...

Parasitic infections of anurans from a freshwater creek community in Delta State, Niger Delta of Nigeria

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 132 - 144

Received: Dec 03, 2015

Accepted: Mar 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0017

Keywords
Parasitic infections, anurans, Ase creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parasitic infections of anurans from a freshwater creek community in Delta State, Niger Delta of Nigeria

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 132 - 144

Received: Dec 03, 2015

Accepted: Mar 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0017

KeywordsParasitic infections, anurans, Ase creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Parasitic infections, anurans, Ase creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria