Keywords
blood parasites, amphibian parasites
Abstract
Arkansas supports 26 species/subspecies of anurans and only one (4%), the green frog, Rana clamitans, has been previously reported with hemoparasites. Here, we collected blood samples from three species of anurans, five American green treefrogs, Dryophytes cinereus, five American bullfrogs, Rana catesbeianus, two southern leopard frogs, Rana sphenocephalus utricularius, and two Fowler’s toads, Anaxyrus fowleri from Polk County and examined each for hemoparasites. American green treefrogs and American bullfrogs harbored hemoparasites, including two (40%) D. cinereus and four (80%) R. catesbeianus with trypanosomes, and one (20%) R. catesbeiana with a Hepatozoon sp. This is the first time these two anurans have been reported with hemoparasites from Arkansas.
Recommended Citation
McAllister, C.T. and Robison, H.W.
(2023)
"Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoon; Kinetoplastida: Trypanosoma) of Two Anurans (Hylidae; Ranidae), from Polk County, Arkansas,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 77, Article 9.
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https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol77/iss1/9
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