Vol. 3 No. 2 (2008)
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Leech presence on Iberian Brown Frog, <i>Rana iberica</i>, (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from north-western Spain

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  • César Ayres,
  • Julian Comesaña Iglesias
César Ayres
Rede de Observación Ambiental de Galicia (ROAGA)-CINAM, Apdo. de Correos 127- C.P. 36080, Lourizán - Pontevedra-Spain
Julian Comesaña Iglesias
Valladares-Pomba, 33, 36315 Vigo (Pontevedra). Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2681

Published 2008-12-31

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Ayres, C., & Comesaña Iglesias, J. (2008). Leech presence on Iberian Brown Frog, <i>Rana iberica</i>, (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from north-western Spain. Acta Herpetologica, 3(2), 155–159. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2681
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Abstract

The authors describe a case of parasitism on Rana iberica by two species of leeches, Batracobdella sp. and Hirudo medicinalis, in a mountainous area of north-western Spain. Conservation implications of high parasite load on small and isolated populations are discussed.
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