New records of trematode and acanthocephalan species in frogs in Erzurum Province, Turkey

Abstract

Summary A total of 32 frogs of two species (Rana macrocnemis, Pelophylax ridibundus) that were dissected in some lectures in Ataturk University Science Faculty Biology Department were investigated parasitologically even after the lectures between 2008 and 2014. 9 digenean species (Cephalogonimus retusus [Cephalogonimidae]; Diplodiscus subclavatus [Paramphistomotidae]; Gorgodera cygnoides, Gorgoderina vitelliloba [Gorgoderidae]; Haplometra cylindracea, Haematoloechus variegatus, Opisthioglyphe ranae, Skrjabinoeces similis and Skrjabinoeces breviansa [Plagiorchiidae]), 3 acanthocephalan species (Acanthocephalus ranae, Centrorhynchus sp., Pomphorhynchus laevis) were found. All the parasites are the first record for Erzurum province, Cephalogonimus retusus and Skrjabinoeces similis are the first records of the parasite fauna of Turkey.

Helminth Fauna of the Yellow-bellied Toad, Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) Collected From Northwestern of Türkiye

“…Other reported hosts: Bombina bombina (Kopriva 1957;Rittichova 1958;Vojtkova and Votjek 1975;Ryzhikov et al 1980); Bombina variegata (Prokopic 1957;Rittichova 1958;Kozak 1966Vojtkova and Votjek 1975;; Bufo bufo (Andre 1912 [identi ed as Bufo vulgaris]; Buchvarov 1962 [reported as Gorgodera loossi]); Bufotes viridis identi ed as Bufo viridis Ryzhikov et al 1980;Shimalov and Shimalov 2001); Hyla arborea (Ryzhikov et al 1980); Pelodytes esculenta (Andre 1913 [identi Kozak 1966Kozak , 1968 (Cox 1971 [identi ed as Rana ridibunda]; Buchvarov 1962Buchvarov , 1965 [identi ed as Rana ridibunda]; Bondy 1967 [identi ed as Rana ridibunda]; (Buchvarov, 1977 [identi ed as Bufo viridis]; Ryzhikov et al 1980 [identi ed as Bufo viridis]; Shimalov and Shimalov 2001 [identi ed as Bufo viridis]; Rana arvalis (Rittichova 1958;Vojtkova and Votjek 1975;Ryzhikov et al 1980); Rana camerani (Tepe and Yılan 2021); Rana dalmatina Yıldırımhan et al 2016); Rana graeca ; Rana temporaria (John 1875;Andre 1913;Freund 1933;Kulicenkova 1955;Kopriva 1957;Rittichova 1958;Kozak 1966Kozak , 1967Cox 1971;Hristovski and Lees 1973;Vojtkova and Votjek 1975;Ryzhikov et al 1980).…”

“…Early studies of Turkish populations were published as a checklist by Yıldırımhan and Birlik (2013). Studies conducted after this date (2013) can be found in the following publications (Demir et al 2015;Karakaş 2015;Koyun et al 2015;Yakar et al 2016;Yıldırımhan et al 2016;Tepe and Yılan 2021).…”