Helminths of the Eurasian marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) (Anura: Ranidae), from the Shiraz region, southwestern Iran

SummaryFourty seven specimens of Pelophylax ridibundus were collected in the vicinity of Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran in 1972. Fourteen helminth species were found, eight digeneans (Diplodiscus subclavatus, Halipegus alhaussaini, Haematoloechus similis, Codonocephalus urniger, and four species of metacercariae) and 6 nematodes (Cosmocerca ornata, Rhabdias bufonis, Abbreviata sp., Eustrongylides sp., Onchocercidae gen. sp. and one species of larval nematodes). Of these, only six are adults, while 8 are in their larval stage. The most prevalent helminths were the metacercariae of Codonocephalus urniger (61.7%) and the larvae Abbreviata sp. (55.32%). The adults with the highest prevalence are the digenean Halipegus alhaussaini, and the nematode Cosmocerca ornata (34% in both cases).

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Endoparasitic helminths of water frog complex in Poland: do differences exist between the parental species Pelophylax ridibundus and Pelophylax lessonae, and their natural hybrid Pelophylax esculentus?

Helminthologia ◽

10.2478/s11687-011-0020-8 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 108-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M. Popiołek ◽

B. Rozenblut-Kościsty ◽

M. Kot ◽

W. Nosal ◽

M. Ogielska

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

Parental Species ◽

Helminth Species ◽

Natural Hybrid ◽

Intensity Of Infection ◽

Water Frog ◽

Pelophylax Ridibundus ◽

Water Frogs ◽

Pelophylax Esculentus ◽

Cosmocerca Ornata

AbstractParasitic fauna of water frogs was mainly studied in the second half of the 20th century. However, these studies were done without differentiation into species and hybrids and pooled the 3 taxa as “water frogs” or “green frogs”. The aim of this study was to make an inventory of helminth species as well as their prevalence and intensity of infection in the two parental species (Pelophylax ridibundus and P. lessonae) and the hybrid (P. esculentus) of water frogs from 3 big populations composed of hundreds or thousands of individuals inhabited natural and seminatural landscapes in Poland. Eight helminth species were found: Polystoma integerrimum, Diplodiscus subclavatus, Opisthoglyphe ranae, Gorgodera cygnoides, Haematoloechus variegatus, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata and Acanthocephalus ranae. The results were compared with data from other, polish and European studies. Additionally we compared the level of infection among water frog taxa.

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Helminth fauna of the Eurasian marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) (Anura: Ranidae), collected from Denizli Province, Inner-West Anatolia Region, Turkey

Helminthologia ◽

10.2478/s11687-013-0108-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 57-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. Düşen ◽

M. Öz

Keyword(s):

Host Record ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Aegean Region ◽

Pomphorhynchus Laevis ◽

Marsh Frog ◽

Pelophylax Ridibundus ◽

Cosmocerca Ornata

AbstractIn this research, a total of 298 Eurasian marsh frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) were collected from different localities in Denizli province (Inner-west Anatolia Region, the eastern part of Aegean Region) Turkey between 2006 and 2009 and examined for helminths. Of 262 (87.91 %) Pelophylax ridibundus samples were infected with one or more helminths. Pelophylax ridibundus harbored eight species of digeneans (Diplodiscus subclavatus, Gorgoderina vitelliloba, Gorgodera cygnoides, Pleurogenoides medians, Prosotocus confusus, Skrjabinoeces breviansa, Encyclometra colubrimurorum and Ophistoglyhe ranae), one species of cestode (Nematotaenia dispar), two species of acanthocephalans (Acanthocephalus ranae and Pomphorhynchus laevis), and six species of nematodes (Rhabdias bufonis, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata, Oxysomatium brevicaudatum, Eustrongylides sp. and Abbreviata sp.). P. ridibundus represents a host record for Nematotaenia dispar in Turkey.

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First bioacoustic and morphological data for the presence of Pelophylax bedriagae in Bulgaria

Acta Scientifica Naturalis ◽

10.2478/asn-2018-0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 54-63

Author(s):

Simeon Lukanov ◽

Georgi Popgeorgiev ◽

Nikolay Tzankov

Keyword(s):

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Marsh Frog ◽

Water Frog ◽

Pelophylax Ridibundus ◽

Mating Calls ◽

The Town ◽

Pelophylax Bedriagae ◽

Made In

AbstractWater frog mating calls from two localities were studied and analyzed. Recordings were made in the summer of 2010 at the Arkutino swamp near the town of Primorsko and at the Vurbitza River near the town of Momchilgrad. A total of 154 calls were analyzed and the results suggested the presence of both the Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) and the Levant frog (Pelophylax bedriagae) in both sites, with the former being more frequent in Vurbitza River, and the latter – in Arkutino. At Vurbitza, we also captured and measured 2 specimens, which morphological characteristics differed from P. ridibundus and matched those of P. bedriagae. These are the first localities for P. bedriagae in Bulgaria.

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