title: Helminth parasites of amphibians and reptiles from the Ucayali Region, Peru.
abstract: Twenty individual amphibians representing 9 species within 6 families and 44 individual reptiles representing 15 species within 8 families from the Ucayali Region, Peru, were examined for helminths. Seven (35%) of the amphibian species and 15 (34%) of the reptiles were found to harbor at least 1 species of helminth; 5 (25%) of the amphibians and 4 (9%) of the reptiles harbored multiple infections. A cyclophyllidean cestode and 14 taxa of nematodes within 7 families were found in the herpetofauna surveyed. Thirteen new host and 6 new geographic distribution records are documented.
authors.affiliation: RapidWrite, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 71913, USA. drctmcallister@aol.com
authors.forename: Chris T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Freed
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology*