Helminth Parasites of the Giant Toad, Rhinella horribilis (Wiegmann, 1833) (Anura: Bufonidae) from Central Mexico

Authors

Jorge Falcón-Ordaz, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoFollow
Cristian Raúl Olvera-Olvera, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Marisol Moreno-Chávez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Griselda Pulido-Flores, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo & University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Scott Monks, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoFollow
Luis García-Prieto, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoFollow

Date of this Version

5-10-2023

Document Type

Article

Citation

MANTER: Journal of Parasite Biodiversity (May 9, 2023) number 32

doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.manter32

Comments

Copyright © 2023, Falcón-Ordaz, Olvera-Olvera, Moreno-Chávez, Pulido-Flores, Monks, and García-Prieto

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

Abstract

As part of an ongoing project to inventory the helminth parasites of amphibians from the state of Hidalgo, Central Mexico, specimens of Rhinella horribilis were collected from three municipalities: Eloxochitlán, Huehuetla, and San Felipe Orizatlán. A total of eight taxa of helminths were found: three digeneans (Haematoloechus sp., Langeronia macrocirra, and Mesocoelium danforthi) and five nematodes (Cosmocerca sp., Cruzia morleyi, Ochoterenella chiapensis, Oswaldocruzia subauricularis, and Rhabdias sp.). The highest species richness was recorded in Huehuetla. All reports of these species of helminths represent new locality records for Mexico.