Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria

Populations of two amphibian species, Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913) and Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837, widely distributed in North-eastern Algeria, face multiple ecological threats, including parasitism by freshwater leeches. This study investigates the infestation of ectoparasi...

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Date:2025
Main Authors: Cheribiri, N., Boughaba, O., Ziane, N., Benyacoub, S., Rouag, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
Online Access:https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/796
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