VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Acta Biologica Venezuelica (2020) 40: 109–127
Link: http://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/revista_abv/article/view/22137
In Venezuela, the study of parasitic organisms (arthropods, protozoa and helminths) in wild animals began at the beginning of the 20th century. However, the information is dispersed among various sources. Knowledge of the diversity of endoparasitic helminths is of great relevance to herpetology, given its ecological importance and its effects on anuran populations and behavior. The purpose of this work was to compile and analyze the diversity of helminths in anurans of Venezuela. The main electronic databases -Biological Abstracts, Helminthological Abstracts, Veterinary Records, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science (ISI), Scielo, ResearchGate, Academia and Google Scholar - were searched to find to find relevant literature on parasites that have been identified in anurans of Venezuela. Thirty-four scientific papers (refereed articles, theses, conference abstracts, book cards) related to taxonomic descriptions and ecology of parasites were included. Although data were obtained from 22 species of Venezuelan anurans, only in 19 of these, a total of n=45 parasitic species were determined up to the category of genus and species, represented by acanthocephalans (n = 4), annelids (n = 1), cestodes (n = 1), monogeneans (n = 2), nematodes (n = 23) and trematodes (n = 14). The anuran families in this study were Bufonidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, Phyllomedusidae, and Ranidae. The family with the highest richness of parasites was Bufonidae (n = 24 spp.) and the family with the lowest richness was Dendrobatidae (n = 1 sp.). Rhinella marina (n = 17), Leptodactylus fuscus (n = 11) and Rhinella beebei (n = 8) stand out with the highest parasite richness. The parasite species with the highest number of reports were Aplectana sp., with 9 records, and Cosmocerca podicipinus, with 8 records. Endoparasitic helminths remain to be determined in 94.05% of the Venezuelan anuran species. This compilation does not include ectoparasite arthropods or protozoa.
Canizales, I. (2020). Endoparasitic helminths in anurans of Venezuela: systematic review and diversity analysis. (40 aniversario del postgrado en ecologia de la UCV.) [Spanish]. Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 40(1), 109–127. http://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/revista_abv/article/view/22137 animals, Nematoda, nematodes, Biological Resources (Animal) [PP710], wild animals, analysis, Information and Documentation [CC300], helminthoses, helminths, infections, parasites, parasitoses, ectoparasites, species diversity, taxonomy, Protozoa, parasitic diseases, parasitic infestations, parasitosis, parasitic worms, ecology, Cestoda, Trematoda, Animal Ecology [ZZ332], arthropods, Pathogens, Parasites and Infectious Diseases (Wild Animals) [YY700], systematics, dissertations, theses, diversity, Acanthocephala (Gnathifera), Anura, Aplectana, Bufo, Bufo marinus, Bufonidae, cane toad, Cosmocerca, Digenea (Trematoda), frogs, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus, Monogenea, Ranidae, Rhinella marina, toads, Venezuela