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

• Дата: 2025
• Автори: Cheribiri, N., Boughaba, O., Ziane, N., Benyacoub, S., Rouag, R.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/796
• Назва журналу: Zoodiversity

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...