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Chikhlyaev I. V., Askenderov A. D., Faizulin A. I. Materials for the helminthofauna of the green toad Bufotes viridis (Anura, Amphibian) in the Republic of Dagestan. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2024, vol. 24, iss. 1, pp. 93-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2024-24-1-2-93-101
Materials for the helminthofauna of the green toad Bufotes viridis (Anura, Amphibian) in the Republic of Dagestan
The helminth community of the Green toad Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) from the population inhabiting the Caspian basin on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan is characterized. The study was carried out according to the method of full helminthological autopsy. Six species of helminths belonging to two types have been registered: Nematoda (4) and Acanthocephala (2). Of these, the nematode Neoxysomatium caucasicum Sharpilo, 1974 and the acanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus catulinus Kostylev, 1927, larvae were found for the first time in Russia, and Oswaldocruzia ukrainae Iwanitzky, 1928 was found in the Caspian region and the Republic of Dagestan. For the first two species of helminths, the Green toad is registered as a new host. The composition of helminths is distinguished by the absence of flatworms (monogeneans, cestodes, trematodes) and is formed exclusively by nematodes and acanthocephalans, of which 2 species are endemic. These facts point out the unique nature of the helminth fauna of the Green toad in the Republic of Dagestan.
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