Helminth Parasites of Four Species of Anurans From Nuevo Leon, Mexico

León‐Régàgnon, Virginia; Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A.; Lazcano-Villareal, David; Rosas-Valdez, Rogelio

doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2005)050[0251:hpofso]2.0.co;2

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“…However, in previous studies of frogs with semi-aquatic habits, the helminthological fauna has been found to be composed mainly of digeneans. This trend has been reported several species closely associated with water: L. berlandieri (Baird, 1859) (León-Règagnon et al, 2005); L. forreri (Boulenger, 1883) ; L. cf. forreri (Cabrera-Guzmán et al, 2007); L. psilonota (Webb, 2001) (Romero-Mayén et al, 2016andL.…”

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“…Approximately, 402 species of amphibians have been described from Mexico (Frots, 2018;Parra-Olea et al, 2014), of which only 66 have been studied from a helminthological perspective; this number represents only about 18% of all Mexican species (Cabrera-Guzmán et al, 2021). Most of those works have focused mainly on taxonomic descriptions, lists of species, or population level studies (Cabrera-Guzmán, 2002;Cabrera-Guzmán et al, 2007Galicia-Guerrero et al, 2000;León-Règagnon et al, 2005;Velázquez-Urrieta & León-Règagnon, 2018), and only a few reports of the ecological structure of helminth communities (Adán-Torres et al, 2018;Espínola-Novelo et al, 2017;Goldberg et al, 2001;Mata-López et al, 2013;Paredes-Calderón et al, 2004;Ruiz-Torres et al, 2017;Zelmer et al, 2004). The only helminthological studies of amphibians from Hidalgo state are the helminth fauna of Ambystoma velasci (Dugès, 1888), Lithobates spectabilis Hillis andFrost, 1985 andRhinella horribilis (Wiegmann, 1833) (Falcón-Ordaz et al, 2014Pulido-Flores et al, 2009;Rodríguez-Amador et al, 2013).…”

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Community structure of the helminths of Lithobates spectabilis (Anura: Ranidae) from two localities in the Biosphere Reserve Barranca de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico

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The helminth community of Lithobates spectabilis (n =77) was studied from Las Pilas (low altitude) and Metznoxtla (high altitude), Biosphere Reserve Barranca de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico. Species diversity was compared at the infracommunity and the component community level using Hill numbers, and the beta diversity was calculated. Five species of Digenea, 5 of Nematoda, and 2 of Acanthocephala were found in the frogs from the 2 localities. The species richness of parasites in Las Pilas (9 species) was higher than that of Metznoxtla (7 species). The helminth community in Las Pilas was dominated by nematodes and, in Metznoxtla, it was dominated by digeneans. The most prevalent species in Las Pilas was Foleyellides cf. flexicauda (65% of frogs were infected) and, in Metznoxtla, it was Megalodiscus americanus (76% were infected). Glypthelmins quieta was the species with the highest mean abundance in both localities (Las Pilas = 4.5; Metznoxtla = 11.0). The difference in species composition between the 2 localities was significant (Anosim; R = 0.54, p < 0.05). The differences in the composition of species of helminths between the 2 localities suggest that local environmental conditions are different, which may reflect differences in local host diet.

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Community structure of the helminths of Lithobates spectabilis (Anura: Ranidae) from two localities in the Biosphere Reserve Barranca de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico

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“…Bonett et al (2011) described C. marginatum in two species of the plethodontid salamander using morphological and molecular methods. In addition to these reports, many authors have reported unidentified metacercariae of Clinostomum during surveys of the helminths of amphibians (Goldberg et al , 1998, 2001; Goldberg & Bursey, 2001; Muzzall et al , 2001; Yoder et al , 2001; Kuperman et al , 2004; Léon-Règagnon et al , 2005; King et al , 2008; Lemke et al , 2008; Cabrera-Guzmán et al , 2010; Perpiñán et al , 2010; Schotthoefer et al , 2011). The morphological features observed in all the specimens from the newts examined during the present survey were consistent with C. complanatum metacercariae.…”

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Metacercariae of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) in European newts Triturus carnifex and Lissotriton vulgaris (Caudata: Salamandridae)

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Adults of Clinostomum spp. are digenetic trematodes found in fish-eating birds, reptiles and occasionally mammals, including humans. Freshwater snails serve as first intermediate hosts and many fish species and amphibians as second intermediate hosts. To date, amphibian hosts of Clinostomum metacercariae include members of urodele and anuran families in North America, but no data are available on infections of European amphibians, including newts. In this study, we characterize infections of Clinostomum complanatum metacercariae in four smooth (Lissotriton vulgaris) and 18 Italian crested newts (Triturus carnifex) from an artificial pond located in a protected area in Tuscany, Italy. Parasites were surgically removed from the infected newts and identified both morphologically and using sequences of a mitochondrial gene, cytochrome c oxidase I, and the ribosomal markers, internal transcribed spacers. This is the first record of C. complanatum in European newts and, more generally, in amphibians in Europe.

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“…The work of Edward Taylor and Hobart Smith contributed greatly to increasing the knowledge of the herpetofauna of the state (e.g., Smith 1934, 1942, 1944, 1951, Taylor 1939, 1940, 1941, Taylor and Smith 1945, Smith and Hall 1974). More recently, several papers, distributional records, and natural history notes have been published documenting range extensions (e.g., Salmon et al 2001, 2004, Price et al 2010, Price and Lazcano-Villareal 2010, Banda-Leal et al 2002, 2014a), behavior (Contreras-Lozano et al 2011b), body size (Banda et al 2005, Lazcano and Bryson 2010), parasites (García-de la Peña et al 2004, 2005, León-Regagnon et al 2005), morphological anomalies (Chávez-Cisneros and Lazcano 2012), diet (Castañeda et al 2005, Lazcano et al 2006a, 2011a, Banda-Leal et al 2014b), sexual dimorphism (García-Bastida et al 2013), captive husbandry (Lazcano et al 2011b), and mortality (Lazcano et al 2006b, 2008, 2009b, Castañeda et al 2006, Chávez Cisneros et al 2010). …”

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Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico

Lemos‐Espinal¹,

Smith²,

Cruz³

2016

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We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species (23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 genera (17 amphibians, 56 reptiles). Only two species are endemic to Nuevo León. Nuevo León contains a relatively high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Nuevo León and states it borders is fairly extensive. Of 130 native species, 102 are considered species of Least Concern in the IUCN red list, four are listed as Vulnerable, five are listed as Near Threatened, and four are listed as Endangered. According to SEMARNAT, 78 species are not of conservation concern, 25 are subject to Special Protection, 27 are Threatened, and none are listed as in Danger of Extinction. Given current threats to the herpetofauna, additional efforts to understand the ecology and status of populations in Nuevo León are needed.

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Helminth Parasites of Four Species of Anurans From Nuevo Leon, Mexico

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Community structure of the helminths of Lithobates spectabilis (Anura: Ranidae) from two localities in the Biosphere Reserve Barranca de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Community structure of the helminths of Lithobates spectabilis (Anura: Ranidae) from two localities in the Biosphere Reserve Barranca de Metztitlán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Metacercariae of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) in European newts Triturus carnifex and Lissotriton vulgaris (Caudata: Salamandridae)

Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico

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