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Hemoparasites in Oregon Spotted Frogs (Rana pretiosa) from Central Oregon, USA
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Stenberg, Patricia L. Bowerman, William J. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Between 2001 and 2003, we screened blood smears of 156 Oregon spotted frogs (Rana pretiosa) from three populations in central Oregon for blood parasites. A Lankesterella sp. and a Trypanosoma sp. were detected in 31% and 35% of the frogs, respectively. Parasite loads were generally light, with Lankesterella sporozoites in 1–2% of erythrocytes, and extracellular trypanosomes were seen at rates of about one parasite per 200 fields of view at 1000×. Little work has been published on hemoparasites of ranids in the western USA in the past 30 yr. Because of the recent taxonomic division of the Rana pretiosa complex, this may be the first published report of blood parasites for R. pretiosa sensu stricto. Both parasites reported here differed in morphologic features and morphometric comparisons from previous descriptions of anuran hemoparasites. Much work remains to sort out the taxonomy of hemoparasites among western USA ranids and to determine the ecological significance of these parasites; both tasks are important steps in understanding and managing these, and related, sensitive and threatened species. |
| Starting Page | 464 |
| Ending Page | 468 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.464 |
| PubMed reference number | 18436681 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://bioone.org/journalArticle/Download?fullDOI=10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.464&isResultClick=True |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-wildlife-diseases/volume-44/issue-2/0090-3558-44.2.464/Hemoparasites-in-Oregon-Spotted-Frogs-span-classgenus-speciesRana-pretiosa-span/10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.464.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.464 |
| Journal | Journal of wildlife diseases |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
