First record of the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), endoparasite from Scinax staufferi (Anura: Hylidae) in Mexico

Authors

  • Elizabeth Aurelia Martínez-Salazar
  • Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
  • Gabriela Parra Olea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2009.003.155

Keywords:

Rhabdias, Rhabdiasidae, Nematoda, parasite, lungworm, Scinax staufferi, Hylidae, Chiapas, Mexico

Abstract

A lungworm of the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) was recovered from Scinax staufferi (Anura: Hylidae) collected in Guadalupe Victoria Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico (15°28’28”N, 92°53’26”W, 102 m). Morphology of the nematode is briefly described and compared with other species of the genus, and mainly with parasites of hylids in the Neotropical Realm. This study represents the first record of a species of Rhabdias species parasitizing S. staufferi, and also constitutes the first record of a nematode parasite of hylid frogs in Chiapas State, Mexico.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 003: diciembre

Section

ARTÍCULOS DE REVISIÓN