title: Protozoan parasites of four species of wild anurans from a local zoo in Malaysia.
abstract: The parasitic protozoan fauna in sixty-six anurans comprising of Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Phrynoidis juxtaspera, Hylarana erythraea and Polypedates leucomystax collected from Zoo Negara Malaysia was investigated. The distribution and prevalence rate of parasitic species in the digestive tract and blood were examined. Seven species of intestinal protozoa (Opalina ranarum, Cepedea dimidiata, Nycthetorus cordiformis, Entamoeba ranarum, Iodamoeba butschlii, Endamoeba blattae, and Tritrichomonas sp.) and two species of blood protozoa (Lankesterella sp. and Trypanosoma sp.) were recorded. Opalina ranarum was the most common protozoan found in the rectum and intestine (prevalence rate: 34.8%) infecting all host species, with P. juxtaspera heavily infected with the parasite, whereas Tritrichomonas sp. was the least prevalent intestinal species infecting only D. melanostictus. Both Lankesterella sp. and Trypanosoma sp. were found in the blood of H. erythraea.
authors: School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: K N
authors: KN
authors: Mohammad
authors: School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Badrul
authors: Zoo Veterinary Hospital, Zoo Negara Malaysia, 68000 Ampang Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Mohamad
authors: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: A H
authors: AH
authors: Zainal-Abidin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001001:Anura / Q000469:parasitology*; D044822:Biodiversity; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008296:Malaysia; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*