First report of Rhabdias sp. infecting <i>Leptodactylus macrosternum</i> from the Caatinga domain, Neotropical region

Abstract

On 27 March 2011, 20 specimens of Leptodactylus macrosternum were collected in the municipality of Aiuaba at the Ecological Station of Aiuaba, state of Ceará, Brazil. Of the 20 frogs examined, four were infected with lung nematodes. Five specimens of Rhabdias sp. are found. To our knowledge, L. macrosternum is a new host for Rhabdias sp.