The first report of Cosmocerca parva (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from Colostethus fraterdanieli (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in Colombia [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2010 We discovered the nematode parasite, Cosmocerca parva, in C. fraterdanieli; this is the first record of this nematode species inColombia and C. fraterdanieli is a novel host of C. parva.
Sandra M. Sánchez +2 more
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UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE COSMOCERCA (NEMATODA: ASCARIDIDA: COSMOCERCIDAE) DE SAURIOS GIMNOFTÁLMIDOS DEL OESTE DE BRASIL [PDF]
Neotropical Helminthology, 2019 En este artículo se describe e ilustra a Cosmocerca gymnophthalmicola n. sp., un parásito intestinal de los lagartos gimnoftálmidos Alopoglossus angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) y Cercosaura eigenmanni (Griffin, 1917) del oeste de Brasil.
Reinaldo José da Silva
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Nematodes of Amphibians from the South American Chaco: Distribution, Host Specificity and Ecological Aspects [PDF]
Diversity, 2021 This is the first review of the nematode parasites of amphibians from Dry Chaco (DC) and Humid Chaco (HC) ecoregions of South America, covering aspects related to their systematics, distribution, host range and ecology, including their life cycles.
Cynthya E. González +2 more
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Morphology, genetic characterization and molecular phylogeny of the poorly known nematode parasite Cissophyllus leytensis Tubangui & Villaamil, 1933 (Nematoda: Ascaridida) from the Philippine sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Reptilia: Squamata) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background The genus Cissophyllus (Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae) is a rare group of nematodes parasitic in turtles and lizards. To date, only four species have been reported in Asia and North America. However, most of them are inadequately described. The
Xue-Feng Ni +4 more
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Helminths infecting Dryadosaura nordestina (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Atlantic Forest, northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2018 We analyzed the patterns of infection by helminths in populations of the Gymnophthalmidae lizard Dryadosaura nordestina from three Atlantic Forest fragments in Northeast Brazil.
Teixeira A. A. M. +8 more
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A combined morphological and genetic survey of helminths in the European green toad Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) from eastern Slovakia [PDF]
ParasitologyAccurate characterization of helminth communities in amphibian hosts is essential for understanding host-parasite dynamics in changing environments.
Kristián Gulyás +8 more
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Helminth community dynamics in a population of Pseudopaludicola pocoto (Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from Northeast-Brazilian [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2018 Climatic variation in low latitudes influences the dynamics and structure of parasite communities. Environmental changes caused by dry and rainy seasons alter prevalence and abundance of endoparasite communities.
De S. Silva C. +2 more
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Body size, diet and endoparasites of the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis capixaba in an Atlantic Forest area of southern Bahia state, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyWe analyzed the diet composition, endoparasites and sexual size dimorphism of the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis capixaba (Microhylidae) from a "mussununga" habitat in the municipality of Nova Viçosa, southern Bahia state, Brazil.
M. Van Sluys +5 more
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A new species of Cosmocerca (Nematoda: Cosmoceridae and other helminths in Cyrtodactylus gubaot (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Philippines [PDF]
Acta Parasitologica, 2015 Cosmocerca leytensis sp. nov. (Ascaridida, Cosmocercidae) from the large intestine of Cyrtodactylus gubaot (Squamata: Gekkonidae) collected on Leyte Island, Philippines is described and illustrated. Cosmocerca leytensis sp. nov.
Brown, Rafe M. +3 more
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