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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| author | Cheribiri, N. Boughaba, O. Ziane, N. Benyacoub, S. Rouag, R. |
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| description | 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 ectoparasites in the Edough Massif and Tonga Lake, analysing the prevalence and intensity of leech infestations. A total of 187 leeches, identified as Batracobdella algira (Moquin-Tandon, 1846), were collected and examined from 93 host individuals. Parasitism was more prevalent in Edough, though intensity was higher in Tonga Lake. Statistical analyses revealed no significant correlation between parasite load and host morphology, suggesting that infestation is influenced by environmental and ecological factors rather than host size. |
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| spelling | zoodiv-article-7962025-12-18T11:49:27Z Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria Cheribiri, N. Boughaba, O. Ziane, N. Benyacoub, S. Rouag, R. Pelophylax saharicus Discoglossus pictus leeches prevalence infestation Tonga Lake Edough Massif 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 ectoparasites in the Edough Massif and Tonga Lake, analysing the prevalence and intensity of leech infestations. A total of 187 leeches, identified as Batracobdella algira (Moquin-Tandon, 1846), were collected and examined from 93 host individuals. Parasitism was more prevalent in Edough, though intensity was higher in Tonga Lake. Statistical analyses revealed no significant correlation between parasite load and host morphology, suggesting that infestation is influenced by environmental and ecological factors rather than host size. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025-10-06 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/796 10.15407/zoo2025.06.559 Zoodiversity; Vol. 59 No. 6 (2025): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 59 № 6 (2025): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2025.06 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/796/360 Copyright (c) 2025 Nabila Cheribiri, Oussama Boughaba, Nadia Ziane, Slim Benyacoub, Rachid Rouag |
| spellingShingle | Cheribiri, N. Boughaba, O. Ziane, N. Benyacoub, S. Rouag, R. Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title | Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_full | Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_fullStr | Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_short | Leech Parasitism in Pelophylax saharicus and Discoglossus pictus (Anura, Ranidae, Alytidae) in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_sort | leech parasitism in pelophylax saharicus and discoglossus pictus (anura, ranidae, alytidae) in north-eastern algeria |
| topic_facet | Pelophylax saharicus Discoglossus pictus leeches prevalence infestation Tonga Lake Edough Massif Algeria |
| url | https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/796 |
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