Helminth Fauna of the Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) from Northwestern of Türkiye
A total of 45 individuals (18 females, 20 males and 7 juveniles) of the yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata were collected from Karacahasan Mountain region (Enez District, Edirne Province, NW Türkiye) in 2015–2016 and examined for helminths. Two species of Digenea (Gorgodera cygnoides and Pleurogenoides medians) and one species of Acanthocephala (Acanthocephalus ranae) were found. This study is the first helminthological report on B. variegata from Türkiye.
Authors
- Ufuk Bülbül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-6968)
- Nurhan Sümer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-2570)
- Mert Karış (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0468-9290)
- Yeliz Civil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5528-4018)
- A. H. HELMY MOHAMMED
- Hikmet Yıldırımhan Sami
- Mohamed Dirshe Warsame
Institutions
- Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (TR)
- Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
- Karadeniz Technical University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.2.002815
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00