Research Article
Anurans as Intermediate and Paratenic Hosts of Helminth Infections in the Rainforest and Derived Savanna Biotopes of Southern Nigeria
Table 3
Prevalence of larval helminthes in the anurans of Agbede.
| | Larval type | Host | No examined
| Prevalence | Mean intensity | Site of encystment |
| | Nematoda (larva I) | Ptychadena oxyrhynchus | 11 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 2 | | Pty. mascareniensis | 17 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 1 | | Ascaridoid larva (type II) | Pty. pumilio | 17 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4 | | Pty. mascareniensis | 17 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 4 | | Proteocephalid cestode | Pty. bibroni | 40 | 20.0 | 10.3 | 2, 3, 5 | | Pty. pumilio | 17 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 2 | | Pty. mascareniensis | 17 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 2 | | Phrynobatrachus natalensis | 27 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3 | | Acanthocephala | Pty. pumilio | 17 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 1, 2 | | Phrynobatrachus natalensis | 27 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 1, 2, 6 |
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Wall of 1: stomach; 2: small intestine; 3: large intestine; 4: body cavity; 5: urinary blabber; 6: liver.
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