Leptodactylus luctator (Anura: Leptodactylidae) as a host for Centrorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala) cystacanths in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil

Authors

  • Carolina S. Mascarenhas Independent researcher
  • Juliana H. Wolter Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Instituto de Biologia
  • Ana Beatriz D. Henzel Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Marco Antonio A. Coimbra Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Gertrud Müller Independent researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p131-139

Keywords:

Abundance, Acanthocephalans, Mean Intensity, Paratenic host, Prevalence

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Mascarenhas, C. S., Wolter, J. H., Henzel, A. B. D., Coimbra, M. A. A., & Müller, G. (2025). Leptodactylus luctator (Anura: Leptodactylidae) as a host for Centrorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala) cystacanths in the Pampa biome, southern Brazil. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 24(1), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p131-139