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Abstract
Five hundred and sixty microhylid frogs representing 26 species collected from 2002 to 2005 in Papua New Guinea were examined for helminths. Found were three species of Digenea, two species of Cestoda, nineteen species of Nematoda, and two species of Acanthocephala. One hundred and eleven new host records were recorded. Nematodes comprised 73% (19/26) of the species present and 95% (10,581/11,107) of the individuals present. Seventeen of the 26 (65%) helminth species found are currently known only from Papua New Guinea.
Acknowledgments
We thank E. Teodoro, T. Dozek and S. Goldsberry for assistance with dissections. Innumerable people assisted with the fieldwork and we thank the inhabitants and land owners of the areas listed in Appendix 1. Particular thanks go to Jim Anamiato, Sedeka Andrew, Ilaiah Bigilale, Conrad Kembwa, Lydia Doni, Noel Doni, Fred Francisco, Telen Garra, Charlie Graham, Bulisa Iova, Dyson Libai, Fred Malesa, David Mitchell, Florence Paisparea, Pesto Roberts, Bendo Salepuna, John Sengo, Stanley Simalken, John Slapeinsky, Ben Yawi and Isodore Yidka for providing logistical assistance. We thank the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery for providing in-country collaborative assistance and the Department of Environment and Conservation, National Research Institute and Central, East New Britain, Milne Bay, and West Sepik provincial governments for permission to conduct this research. This research was supported by National Science Foundation grant DEB 0103794. This is contribution PBS No. 2009-003 from the Pacific Biological Survey at the Bishop Museum.