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Chikhlyaev I. V., Faizulin A. I. Using helminths for analysis of faunogenesis of amphibians of the Volga basin. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2026, vol. 26, iss. 1, pp. 85-89. DOI: 10.18500/1814-6090-2026-26-1-2-85-89, EDN: WKMXDF

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Russian
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Short Communications
Article type: 
Short communication
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631.416.9:616(470.67)
DOI: 
10.18500/1814-6090-2026-26-1-2-85-89
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WKMXDF

Using helminths for analysis of faunogenesis of amphibians of the Volga basin

Autors: 
Chikhlyaev Igor V., FSBSI "Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences" — Branch of Samara Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Faizulin Alexander I., FSBSI "Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences" — Branch of Samara Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract: 

The possibility of using helminths to analyze the faunogenesis of amphibians in the Volga River basin is considered, using geographically isolated subspecies of the green toad Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) as an example. A depleted helminth composition was established in the “western” subspecies B. v. viridis (Laurenti, 1768); the presence of cestodes and acanthocephalans was noted in the “eastern” subspecies B. v. sitibundus (Pallas, 1771) only. The existing differences can be used to assess the degree of divergence of taxa of this host and to analyze the formation of the fauna of other amphibian species in the Volga River basin.

Key words: 
helminths
Nematodes
Trematodes
cestodes
monogeneans
acanthocephalans
faunogenesis
Bufotes viridis
Volga River basin
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10.03.2025
Accepted: 
02.04.2026
Published: 
30.06.2026