Research Article
Anurans as Intermediate and Paratenic Hosts of Helminth Infections in the Rainforest and Derived Savanna Biotopes of Southern Nigeria
Table 4
Prevalence of proteocephalid cestode larvae in the anurans at the Okomu National Park.
| Host | No examined | Prevalence (%) | Mean intensity |
| L. hyloides | 30 | 20.0 | 2.0 | A. dorsalis | 108 | 25.0 | 1.2 | A. cog. nigeriensis | 25 | 40.0 | 1.2 | H. fusciventris | 12 | 41.7 | 2.2 | H. fusc. burtoni | 15 | 13.3 | 2.2 | H. guttulatus | 02 | 50.0 | 6.0 | H. picturatus | 21 | 23.8 | 4.0 | H. sylvaticus | 22 | 18.1 | 6.7 | Hyperolius sp. 1 | 17 | 17.6 | 13.7 | P. liberiensis | 25 | 32.0 | 2.9 | P. plicatus | 33 | 42.2 | 1.7 | S. tropicalis | 142 | 7.7 | 4.9 | Pty. longirostris | 27 | 14.3 | 4.8 | Pty. pumilio | 35 | 28.6 | 4.5 | C. rufescens | 64 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
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