Ortleppascaris Sprent, 1978

González, Cynthya Elizabeth & Inés, Hamann Monika, 2015, Checklist of nematode parasites of amphibians from Argentina, Zootaxa 3980 (4), pp. 451-476 : 453

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093283
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scientific name	Ortleppascaris Sprent, 1978
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Ortleppascaris sp. (larvae)

Host and record: Rhinella fernandezae (Gallardo, 1957) (= C. fernandezae ) (Co), Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894 (Co) .

Site of infection: Liver.

Material deposited: CECOAL 0 2103040, 0 9020604 ( R. fernandezae ), CECOAL 0 2093228, CECOAL 0 2113228 ( L. bufonius ).

References: González & Hamann (2006a; 2007a); Hamann et al. (2012; 2013). Life cycle: Amphibians can act as paratenic hosts in the life cycle of this nematode. Adult nematodes parasitize the intestinal tract of crocodiles ( Goldberg et al. 1991).