Ophidascaris Baylis, 1921

González, Cynthya Elizabeth & Inés, Hamann Monika, 2015, Checklist of nematode parasites of amphibians from Argentina, Zootaxa 3980 (4), pp. 451-476 : 453

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F6823A76-8DE0-4C57-86E8-5A7564CB2A62
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093281
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA7287CA-8916-0653-FF01-FD3FFDC1CF63
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ophidascaris Baylis, 1921
status

Treatment

Ophidascaris sp. (juvenile)

Host and record: Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (= C. arenarum ) (Sa). Site of infection: Stomach.

Material deposited: CH-FML 0 7445.

References: Ramallo et al. (2007a).

Life cycle: This genus parasitizes mainly snakes and lizards; in some species, vertebrates such as rodents and frogs are intermediate hosts ( Anderson 2000).