Parasitic Helminths Obtained from Japanese Common Toads Bufo japonicus formosus Introduced to Hokkaido, Japan

Abstract

As a zoogeographical research, an analysis was made on the helminth fauna of Japanese common toads Bufo japonicus formosus introduced to Hokkaido Island in Japan, and 3 nematode and 1 acanthocephalan species were obtained from the toads captured at Asahikawa City between 2010 and 2011. Although these helminth species have been reported from the toads of Honshu, this is the first helminthological record of the toad on Hokkaido.