Spargana infection in frogs of genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Peru

Authors

  • Luis A. Gomez-Puerta Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM). Av. Circunvalación 2800, San Borja. Lima, Perú.
  • Germán Chávez División de Herpetología CORBIDI (Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad). Calle Santa Rita 105, Urbanización Huertos de San Antonio, Surco. Lima, Perú.
  • Marco A. Enciso 1 División de Herpetología CORBIDI (Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad). Calle Santa Rita 105, Urbanización Huertos de San Antonio, Surco. Lima, Perú. 2 Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Av. Prof. Orlando Marquez de Paiva n°87, Cidade Universitária. São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Ana P. Mendoza Naval Medical Research Center Detachment. Av. Venezuela cuadra 36. Callao 2, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v17i2.40

Keywords:

wildlife, parasites, amphibians, Amazon, San Martin, Peru.

Abstract

In this study, we report the parasitism by sparganum of tapeworm Spirometra sp. in amphibians: Pristimantis nephophilus and Pristimantis rhodostichus, from the department of San Martin, Peru. We collected three filiform structures located at the subcutaneous and identified as sparganum. The finding of this metacestode is the first record in amphibians of Peru, and shows that frogs P. nephophilus and P. rhodostichus are new intermediate hosts for Spirometra sp.

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Published

08/16/2010

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2010)

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Copyright (c) 2010 Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Germán Chávez, Marco A. Enciso, Ana P. Mendoza

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How to Cite

Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Germán Chávez, Marco A. Enciso, and Ana P. Mendoza. 2010. “Spargana Infection in Frogs of Genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 17 (2): 265-66. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v17i2.40.