Research Article

Anurans as Intermediate and Paratenic Hosts of Helminth Infections in the Rainforest and Derived Savanna Biotopes of Southern Nigeria

Table 5

Prevalence of acanthocephalan cysts in anurans at the Okomu National Park.

HostNo examinedPrevalence (%)Mean intensity

L. hyloides 3026.78.0
H. fusciventris 1216.72.0
H. fusc. burtoni 1520.03.0
H. picturatus 219.52.0
H. sylvaticus 2222.75.0
Hyperolius sp. 11717.63.0
Hyperolius sp. 20933.33.0
A.dorsalis10812.13.6
A. cog. nigeriensis 2623.16.0
P. liberiensis253.04.0
P. plicatus 3321.27.1
A. albolabris 1118.22.0
P. pumilio 3522.88.0
S. tropicalis 1428.512.0
C. rufescens 6417.111.0