New species of Cosmocerca (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae), parasite of Leptodactylus melanonotus in Western Mexico, and new records for this species and Incilius marmoreus (Amphibia)

• Published in: Revista mexicana de biodiversidad Vol. 94; p. e945332
• Main Authors: Velázquez-Brito, Andrés, Garduño-Montes de Oca, Uriel, García, Andrés, León-Règagnon, Virginia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Biología 07.11.2023; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
• Subjects: Anura; Biodiversity Conservation; Digenea; Enteric nematode; Marbled toad; Sabinal frog; Anura; Sapo jaspeado; Rana del sabinal; Digenea; Marbled toad; Nemátodo entérico; Sabinal frog; Enteric nematode

Specimens of the amphibian species Leptodactylus melanonotus and Incilius marmoreus were collected in several localities in Colima State, Mexico, from July to October 2021. An undescribed species of nematode of the genus Cosmocerca was found in the intestine of L. melanonotus. The new species differ...