Three species of frogs (Rhacophoridae) from Borneo, Malaysia were examined for helminths: Nyctixalus pictus (n = 4), Philautus hosii (n = 6), and Rhacophorus pardalis (n = 12). We found 3 species of Nematoda, Batrachostrongylus longispiculus, Cosmocerca ornata, and Seuratascaris numidica, 1 species of Cestoda, Cylindrotaenia sp., and 1 species of Acanthocephala, Pseudoacanthocephalus bufonis. No helminth species occurred in more than 1 frog species. The most abundant helminth (7) was C. ornata in R. pardalis. The 3 species of frogs are parasitized by helminths that also infect other species of anurans. Five new host records are reported. A table summarizing helminth records in anurans from Borneo is presented.
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2 March 2021
Endohelminths from Three Species of Frogs, Nyctixalus pictus, Philautus hosii, and Rhacophorus pardalis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Borneo, Malaysia
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Charles R. Bursey
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 88 • No. 1
January 2021
Vol. 88 • No. 1
January 2021
biodiversity
hosts
Malaysia
Nematoda
parasites
Rhacophoridae