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.
| Host | No examined | Prevalence (%) | Mean intensity |
| L. hyloides | 30 | 26.7 | 8.0 | H. fusciventris | 12 | 16.7 | 2.0 | H. fusc. burtoni | 15 | 20.0 | 3.0 | H. picturatus | 21 | 9.5 | 2.0 | H. sylvaticus | 22 | 22.7 | 5.0 | Hyperolius sp. 1 | 17 | 17.6 | 3.0 | Hyperolius sp. 2 | 09 | 33.3 | 3.0 | A.dorsalis | 108 | 12.1 | 3.6 | A. cog. nigeriensis | 26 | 23.1 | 6.0 | P. liberiensis | 25 | 3.0 | 4.0 | P. plicatus | 33 | 21.2 | 7.1 | A. albolabris | 11 | 18.2 | 2.0 | P. pumilio | 35 | 22.8 | 8.0 | S. tropicalis | 142 | 8.5 | 12.0 | C. rufescens | 64 | 17.1 | 11.0 |
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