COSMOCERCIDAE Railliet, 1916

COSMOCERCIDAE Railliet, 1916 View in CoL

Aplectana macintoshii has a wide distribution in amphibians and reptiles from the Ethiopian, Australian, Indomalayan, Neotropical and Palaearctic Realms ( Halajian et al. 2013). In view of the extensive distribution of this species, molecular examination of A. macintoshii from different sites is warranted to ascertain if more than one species exists. Aplectana macintoshii in S. pusilla is a new host record.

Aplectana praeputialis View in CoL was first described from female worms collected from a host at that time assigned to Bufo View in CoL (current designation unknown, but likely the genus Sclerophrys View in CoL ) from East Africa ( Baker 1980). Le Van Hoa (1962) described male and female worms from a host at that time assigned to the genus Bufo View in CoL (current designation unknown, but likely the genus Sclerophrys View in CoL ) from the Congo as Aplectana praeputiale . Taylor (1924) reported A. praeputialis View in CoL in S. regularis View in CoL (as Bufo regularis View in CoL ) from West Africa. Aplectana praeputialis View in CoL in S. gutturalis View in CoL and S. pusilla View in CoL represent new host records.

Cosmocerca ornata View in CoL is widespread and has been reported from the Ethiopian, Neotropical, Oriental and Palearctic Regions (see Halajian et al. 2013). In view of the extensive distribution of this species, molecular examination of C. ornata View in CoL from different sites is warranted to ascertain if more than one species exists. A host list was provided by Yildirimhan et al. (2009). This list contained 36 anuran species, 1 species of salamander, 1 species of lizard and 1 species of snake. Cosmocerca ornata View in CoL is already known to occur in S. regularis ( Halajian et al. 2013) View in CoL .