Abstract
ABSTRACT: During 2009 and 2010, 87 specimens of the smooth-backed frog, Lithobates psilonota, from 2 localities (Atenquique and Zapopan) in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, were collected and analyzed for helminths. A total of 816 helminth specimens representing 9 species (7 adults and 2 larvae) were collected. The helminthological record for this host species is composed by 5 digeneans, 3 nematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan. Hosts from both sites shared the nematode Foleyellides sp. and the digeneans Haematoloechus sp., Megalodiscus americanus, and Glypthelmins quieta. On the other hand, Halipegus psilonota, Gorgoderina sp. (Trematoda), Eustrongylides sp., and Rhabdias sp. (Nematoda) were exclusively found in frogs from Atenquique. The acanthocephalan Oncicola sp. was found only in hosts from Zapopan. The most prevalent helminth species in both localities was M. americanus, reaching the highest levels in hosts from Atenquique. The composition of the helminthological record of L. psilonota is compared with tho...
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