Clitellate (Annelida: Clitellata) parasites and predators of North American herpetofauna: Checklist of species, identification key, and a new record for Mexico

Manuel De Luna; Roberto García-Barrios; Diane P. Barton; Leonardo García-Vázquez

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Clitellate (Annelida: Clitellata) parasites and predators of North American herpetofauna: Checklist of species, identification key, and a new record for Mexico

Manuel De Luna, Roberto García-Barrios, Diane P. Barton, Leonardo García-Vázquez

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An updated checklist of leeches and oligochaetes (Annelida: Clitellata) that parasitize or prey upon wild North American amphibians and reptiles is presented: A total of 25 species grouped in 6 genera, 5 families, and 2 orders, are registered; these infect a total of 39 species of reptiles and 39 species of amphibians in the region. An illustrated identification key for the families and genera listed is proposed. Finally, a new record is made for Mexico: the leech Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824) (Glossiphoniidae) parasitizing the Mesoamerican slider Trachemys venusta (Gray, 1856) (Emydidae) in the state of Tamaulipas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-550
Number of pages	14
Journal	The Journal of parasitology
Volume	110
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1645/24-12
Publication status	Published - 01 Nov 2024

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Clitellate (Annelida: Clitellata) parasites and predators of North American herpetofauna: Checklist of species, identification key, and a new record for Mexico. / De Luna, Manuel; García-Barrios, Roberto; Barton, Diane P. et al.
In: The Journal of parasitology, Vol. 110, No. 6, 01.11.2024, p. 537-550.

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