title: Nematodes of amphibians from Java, Indonesia, with a description of <br />new species, Meteterakis wonosoboensis n. sp. (Nematoda : Heterakoidea).
abstract: During a survey on the parasites of amphibians of Indonesia, toads (30 Bufo melanostictus) and 246 frogs (213 Fejervarya cancrivora, 11 F. limnocharis, 22 Rana macrodon from West Java and 68 F. cancrivora from Central Java) were examined for parasitic nematodes. Three species of nematodes were found and described, i.e. Meteterakis wonosoboensis n. sp. from Fejervaria cancrivora; Meteterakis japonica from Bufo melanostictus, F. cancrivora and F. limnocharis; and Chabaudus sp. from F. cancrivora, F. limnocharis and Rana macrodon. Meteterakis wonosoboensis n. sp. is distinguished from other species of the genus by the length and shape of spicules, the number of caudal papillae, the presence of gubernaculum in male and the presence of vulval flap in female. Bufo melanostictus and Java are recorded as new host and locality for M. japonica, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Division of Research Center for Biology-LIPI, Widyasatwaloka Building Jl. Raya Jakarta Bogor Km 46, Cibinong 16911 Indonesia; Email: enpur_22@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Endang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Purwaningsih
authors.affiliation: Zoological Division of Research Center for Biology-LIPI, Widyasatwaloka Building Jl. Raya Jakarta Bogor Km 46, Cibinong 16911 Indonesia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kartika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dewi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama, Yufu, Oita 879-5593, Japan; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity