ScienceAsia 24 (1998): 265-274 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.1998.24.265

TREMATODES FROM AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THAILAND

C. WONGSAWAD^a, O. SEY^b, A. ROJANAPAIBUL^a, P. CHARIYAHPONGPUN^c, S. SUWATTANACOUPT^a, T. MARAYONG^a, P. WONGSAWAD^a AND J. ROJTINNAKORN^d

ABSTRACT: Five species of amphibians (Amolops afahanus, Ichthyophis supachaii, Kaloula pulchra, Mycrohyla sp., Rana sp.) and 6 species of reptiles (Amphiesma deschauensis, Cosymbotus platyurus, Liolepis belliana, Cuora amboiensis, Hemidactylus frenatUs, Xenochrophis piscator) collected in Maesa stream (Doi Suthep-Pui National Park) and in the suburban areas of Chiang Mai, Thailand were examined for helminths. Out of the helminth parasites 11 species of trematodes (Diplodiscus amphichrus, Encydometra bungara, Glyphthelmins staffordi, Pleurogenoides sphaericus, Ganeo tigrinus, Postochigenes majeedi, Mesocoelium sociale, Acanthostomum (Atrophecaecum) burminis, Paradistomum geckonum, Gogatea serpentium, Euryhelmis sp.) have been reported in this paper. All of the species represent new locality records.

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a Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand.
b Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwait, p.a. Box 5969, Kuwait.
c National Laboratory Animal Centre, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhonpathom, 73170 Thailand.
d Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Production, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Received October 25, 1998