Folia Parasitologica 52[4] 339-342 (2005) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2005.046

Rhabdias kongmongthaensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Polypedates leucomystax (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Thailand

Yuriy Kuzmin1, Vasyl V. Tkach2, Jefferson A. Vaughan2
1 Department of Parasitology, Institute of Zoology, 15 Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
2 Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, 1 Campus Drive and Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA

Rhabdias kongmongthaensis sp. n. is described based on specimens found in the lungs of the tree frog Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst) (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. The new species is similar to two North-American species, Rhabdias ranae and R. americanus, by presence of two lateral pseudolabia, each with two inner submedian protuberances. R. kongmongthaensis differs from both species by relative length and shape of the tail, and by its distribution and host specificity. Presence of lateral pseudolabia distinguishes the new species from the geographically closest Rhabdias species as well as from those parasitizing other rhacophorid frogs.

Keywords: Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae, Rhabdias kongmongthaensis, tree frogs, Rhacophoridae, Polypedates leucomystax, Thailand

Received: February 22, 2005; Accepted: May 25, 2005; Published: September 1, 2005  Show citation

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Kuzmin, Y., Tkach, V.V., & Vaughan, J.A. (2005). Rhabdias kongmongthaensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Polypedates leucomystax (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Thailand. Folia Parasitologica, 52(4), 339-342. doi: 10.14411/fp.2005.046
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