New Species ofCosmocercella(Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) and Other Helminths inTribolonotus novaeguineae(Sauria: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea

Gastrointestinal helminths of Choerophryne proboscidea and Xenorhina parkerorum (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea

“…The site of infection was assumed to be the body cavity. Choerophryne proboscidea is a new host record for I. papuensis Based on previous studies , 2009a,b,c, Bursey et al 2008, 2014a it is apparent that anurans from Papua New Guinea are infected by a community of generalist helminths capable of infecting a variety of hosts. There is a high level of endemism, with at least 27 species of these helminths infecting endemic from both Australia and Papua New Guinea, and seven are known from Australia, Papua New Guinea and other areas (Goldberg et al 2009a).…”

“…Bakeria bakeri originally was described as Oswaldocruzia bakeri from the microhylid frog, Callulops stictogaster (as Phrynomantis stictogaster), collected in Papua New Guinea by Moravec and Sey (1986); the species was reassigned to Bakeria by Ben Slimane et al (1996). A host list will be found in Bursey et al (2014a) under the heading "Oswaldocruzia bakeri". Choerophryne proboscidea is a new host record for Bakeria bakeri.…”

“…data). Although microhylids from Papua New Guinea have been the subject of numerous helminthological studies (Johnston 1967, Moravec and Sey 1986, 1990, Moravec 1990, Bursey et al 2006, 2008, 2014a,b, Goldberg et al 2007, 2009a,b,c, 2010, most species have not been examined for helminths. Herein we report the initial helminth list for Choerophryne proboscidea and xenorhina parkerorum as part of a survey of the helminth parasites of amphibians and reptiles from Papua New Guinea.…”