Bufonerakis Baker, 1980

Bufonerakis andersoni Baker, 1980

Host and record: Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (= B. arenarum) (not specified). Site of infection: Unknown.

Material deposited: Commonwealth Institute of Helminthology Collection 1026A(H), 1026B(A), 1026C(P). References: Baker (1980b).

Life cycle: Heterakoids have monoxenous life cycles; eggs with infective larvae are ingested by the host. Members of the subfamily Spinicaudinae parasitize amphibians and reptiles (Anderson 2000).