Checklist of nematode parasites of amphibians from Argentina
Author
González, Cynthya Elizabeth
Author
Inés, Hamann Monika
text
Zootaxa
2015
3980
4
451
476
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.1
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Ortleppascaris
Sprent, 1978
Ortleppascaris
sp.
(larvae)
Host and record:
Rhinella fernandezae
(Gallardo, 1957)
(=
C. fernandezae
) (Co),
Leptodactylus bufonius
Boulenger, 1894 (Co)
.
Site of infection:
Liver.
Material deposited:
CECOAL 0 2103040, 0 9020604 (
R. fernandezae
), CECOAL 0 2093228, CECOAL 0 2113228 (
L. bufonius
).
References:
González & Hamann (2006a; 2007a); Hamann
et al
. (2012; 2013).
Life cycle:
Amphibians can act as paratenic hosts in the life cycle of this nematode. Adult nematodes parasitize the intestinal tract of crocodiles (
Goldberg
et al.
1991
).