The first report of Cosmocerca parva (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from Colostethus fraterdanieli (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in Colombia

Abstract

We discovered the nematode parasite, Cosmocerca parva, in C. fraterdanieli; this is the first record of this nematode species inColombia and C. fraterdanieli is a novel host of C. parva.

Keywords

• Anura
• Dendrobatidae
• Colostethus fraterdanieli
• Nematoda
• Cosmocercidae
• Cosmocerca parva
• Colombia
• helminths