Helminth parasites (Trematoda, Nematoda) of the western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from central Texas.
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The Texas Journal of Science
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06 |
Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Helminth parasites (Trematoda, Nematoda) of the western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from central Texas.(GENERAL NOTE) |
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Article Excerpt
The western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula, is one of at least 13 species in the P. glutinosus complex (see Highton 1989). This medium to large salamander ranges from central Missouri southwestward through the Interior Highlands of Arkansas, with disjunct populations in eastern Texas (Upshur and Walker counties) and several counties of the Edwards Plateau (Conant & Collins 1998; Dixon 2000; LaDuc & Infante 2001; Trauth et al. 2004; Hibbitts 2006).
Although information is available on parasites of this salamander from Arkansas (Winter et al. 1986; McAllister et al. 1993; Upton et al. 1993), nothing, to the author's knowledge, has been published on helminth parasites of P. albagula from Texas. Herein is presented data on some helminth parasites of a small sample of P. albagula from near the westernmost extreme of its range.
On 6 March 2004, 12 juvenile and adult salamanders (six males, six females, mean [+ or -] 1 SD snout-vent length [SVL] = 52.3 [+ or -] 15.0, range 27-70 mm) were collected by hand in Bandera County, 10.1 km (6.3 mi) N Vanderpool, off FM 187, vicinity of Lost Maples State Natural Area (29[degrees] 45.3'N, 99[degrees] 33.5'W, elevation = 495.6 m). Salamanders were euthanized with a concentrated Chloretone...
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