Helminth parasites of the lemon-yellow tree frog, Hyla savignyi (Hylidae), from Turkey

Authors

HİKMET SAMİ YILDIRIMHAN
NURHAN SÜMER
SEZEN İNCEDOĞAN
CHARLES ROBERT BURSEY

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1006-9

Abstract

Forty lemon-yellow tree frogs, Hyla savignyi, collected from Kırıkhan, Turkey (25 in April 2009, 15 in April 2010), were examined for helminths, and 21 frogs were found to be infected. One species of Monogenea (Polystoma integerrimum), 3 species of Digenea (Diplodiscus subclavatus, Halipegus kessleri, and Pleurogenoides medians), 1 species of Cestoda (Nematotaenia dispar), and 2 species of Nematoda (Aplectana brumpti and Cosmocerca commutata) were found. Hyla savignyi represents a new host record for Polystoma integerrimum, Diplodiscus subclavatus, Halipegus kessleri, Pleurogenoides medians, Aplectana brumpti, and Cosmocerca commutata.

Keywords

Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda, Nematoda, lemon-yellow tree frog, Hyla savignyi, Turkey

First Page

171

Last Page

184

Recommended Citation

YILDIRIMHAN, HİKMET SAMİ; SÜMER, NURHAN; İNCEDOĞAN, SEZEN; and BURSEY, CHARLES ROBERT (2012) "Helminth parasites of the lemon-yellow tree frog, Hyla savignyi (Hylidae), from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1006-9
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss2/3