Vol. 77 (2) 2025

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Helminth Fauna of the Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) from North-western Türkiye

Hikmet Sami Yıldırımhan1, Nurhan Sümer1*, Adel Mohammed Redhwan1, Ufuk Bülbül2,
Mert Karış3, Yeliz Civil1 & Mohamed Warsame Dirshe1

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*1Department of Biology, Science and Literature Faculty, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Türkiye; E-mails: yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr, nsumer@uludag.edu.tr, adelredhwan1@gmail.com
2Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye; E-mail: ufukb@ktu.edu.tr
3Program of Laboratory Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Process Technologies, Acıgöl Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaşı Veli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye; E-mail: mertkaris@nevsehir.edu.tr

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb77.2.002815

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Abstract

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.

Key words

Toad, Helminth, Parasite, Digenea, Acanthocephala

How to Cite
Yıldırımhan H.S., Sümer N., Redhwan A.M., Bülbül U., Karış M., Civil Y. & Dirshe M.W. 2025. Helminth Fauna of the Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) from North-western Türkiye. Acta zoologica bulgarica 77 (2): 279-286.

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