Some data about helminths of grass frog (Rana temporaria L., 1758) at the Perm Territory.

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Some data about helminths of grass frog (Rana temporaria L., 1758) at the Perm Territory. 

Ganshuk S.V., Sivkova T.N., Litvinov N.A., Sogrina A.V. Perm State Humanitarium Pedogogical University, D.N. Pryanishnikov Perm State Agricultural Academy, All-Russian K.I. Skryabin Scientific Research Institute of Fundamental and Applied Parasitology of Animals and Plants.

Summary. As a result of the parasitological examination one recovered two helminth species attributed to Nematoda: Cosmocerca ornata (Dujardin, 1845) and Oswaldocruzia goezei (filiformis) Skrjabin et Shulz, 1952 or Goeze 1782 in grass frogs in the Perm Territory. The frogs became infected by C. ornata in water as while by O. goezei (filiformis) – at the land. In both cases infection occurred as a result of active mode of life of frog.