Helminth Fauna of the Arabian Toad Sclerophrys arabica (Heyden, 1827) (Amphibia: Bufonidae) Collected in Sanaa, Yemen
ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA, vol.78, no.2, pp.271-276, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 78 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.71424/azb78.2.003022
- Journal Name: ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
- Journal Indexes: Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), BIOSIS
- Page Numbers: pp.271-276
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In February 2025, seventeen (10 ♀♀,
7 ♂♂) specimens of the Arabian toad Sclerophrys arabica
(Heyden, 1827) collected in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, were elminthologically
examined in the Biology Department Laboratory of the Sanaa University. Three
helminth species were identified: the cestode species Nematotaenia dispar
(Goeze, 1782) and the nematode species Oswaldocruzia arabica Durette-Desset, Nasher
and Ben Slimane, 1992 and Aplectana brumpti Travassos, 1931. Among the helminth
species found, A. brumpti is the first record for S. arabica, and O. arabica
and A. brumpti are the first geographical records for Yemen. These findings
expand the knowledge on the helminth fauna of S. arabica and contribute to
knowledge of amphibian helminth fauna in the region.