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Helminths of Gray Toad (Bufo bufo) Fingerlings in Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Urals and Analysis of Its Parasite Fauna on the Territory of Russia

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The helminths of fingerlings of the gray toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) have been studied in some specially protected natural areas (protected areas (PAs)) of the Urals. Only four species of helminths belonging to a Nematoda type are found. The nematodes Oswaldocruzia filiformis and Rhabdias bufonis are common for the studied populations of amphibians. The species composition of geohelminths does not differ in fingerlings or sexually mature amphibians; the infection in adult toads is higher than in fingerlings. The analysis of helminth fauna in the gray toad demonstrated that the nematodes Oswaldocruzia filiformis and Rhabdias bufonis dominate in Bufo bufo in most regions of Russia. The richest species composition of trematodes is noted in the gray toads of Mordovia.

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  1. Cadastral report on the Visimsky State Natural Biosphere Reserve PA, 2022, PAs of Russia. http://www.oopt.aari.ru/ oopt/ [Cited February 24, 2022].

  2. Cadastral report on Taganay Natural Park PA, 2022, PAs of Russia. http://www.oopt.aari.ru/oopt/ [Cited February 24, 2022].

  3. Cadastral report on the State Landscape Nature Reserve of regional significance “Lake Tavatui with surrounding forests” PA, 2022, PAs of Russia. http://www.oopt.aari.ru/oopt/ [Cited February 24, 2022].

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We thank O.V. Tolkachev, I.Yu. Tolkacheva, V.A. Dolgaya, and K.A. Dolgi for assistance in collecting materials, as well as I.V. Brattseva (Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) for preparing the list of references.

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This work was supported by State Task of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, topic no. 122021000082-0.

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Abbreviations: PA, protected areas; A, abundance index; I, invasion intensity; P, invasion extensiveness.

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Burakova, A.V., Malkova, E.A. Helminths of Gray Toad (Bufo bufo) Fingerlings in Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Urals and Analysis of Its Parasite Fauna on the Territory of Russia. Inland Water Biol 16, 369–376 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082923020025

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