Digenean parasites of the water skipper Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) of the South Western Ghats, India

Shinad Keloth and Prasadan Puthanpurayil Kandambeth

Abstract
Five species of digenean parasites, Diplodiscus mehrai, Tremiorchis ranarum, Halipegus mehransis, Ganeo glottoides and Ganeo tigrinum, of the frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the Wayanad Region of the South Western Ghats are reported in this paper. Multiple infections were also recorded during the study. Prevalence of infection of D. mehrai, T. ranarum, H. mehransis, G. glottoides and G. tigrinum were 12%, 8%, 2%, 31% and 8%, respectively, and the intensity of infection were 1.7, 34.4, 2, 4.5 and 2.9, respectively.

Keywords
Digenean parasites; Frog; Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis; Western Ghats; Prevalence.

DOI
10.21472/bjbs.051112

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