Coccidia (Eimeria and Isospora) of Anura

Family: Bufonidae

Eimeria bufomarini Paperna and Lainson, 1995

1. Host: Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
2. Remarks: This may also be the same Eimeria sp. noted in Paperna and Lainson (1995b)
3. References: Paperna and Lainson 1995a, 1995b

Eimeria himalayana Ray and Misra, 1941

1. Synonym: Eimeria himalyanum Ray and Misra, 1941, lapsus
2. Host: Bufo himalayanus (Himalayan toad)
3. References: Ray and Misra 1941, 1943

Eimeria laminata Ray, 1935

1. Synonym: Eimeria Iaminata (Ray, 1935) Paperna and Lainson 1995, lapsus
2. Host: Bufo melanostictus (Asian black-spined toad)
3. References: Ray 1935a, 1935b

Eimeria mazzai Yakimoff and Gousseff, 1934

1. Synonym: Eimeria transcaucasica Yakimoff and Gousseff, 1936
2. Host: Bufo bufo (European common toad)
3. References: Saxe 1955; Yakimoff and Gousseff 1934, 1936a; Walton 1964b

Isospora brumpti Lavier, 1941

1. Synonym: Diplospora brumpti (Lavier, 1941) Grasse, 1953
2. Host: Bufo viridis (Green toad)
3. References: Grasse 1953; Lavier 1941; Ovezmukhammedov 1973

Isospora sp. of Grassi, 1882

1. Host: Bufo sp. (?)
2. Reference: Grassi 1882; Grassi and Feletti 1892; Labbe 1899; Walton 1941

Isospora sp. 1 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora sp. 2 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora sp. 3 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora sp. 4 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
2. References: Delvinquer and Freeland 1988; Rzepczyk 1976; Valentine and Stoskopf 1984

Isospora sp. of Wenyon, 1926

1. Host: Bufo bufo (European common toad)
2. Reference: Wenyon 1926

Isospora stomaticae Chakravarty and Kar, 1944

1. Host: Bufo stomaticus (Marbled toad)
2. Reference: Chakrvarty and Kar 1944, 1952

Isospora wenyoni Ray and Das Gupta, 1935

1. Host: Bufo melanostictus (Asian black-spined toad)
2. Reference: Ray and Das Gupta 1935
3. Chakravarty and Kar (1944) erroneously reported this eimerian from two Rana spp.

Family: Hylidae

Eimeria belawini Yakimoff, 1930

1. Host: Hyla arborea (European tree frog)
2. References: Levine and Becker 1933; Walton 1940, 1941, 1947; Yakimoff 1930a, 1930b

Eimeria flexuosa Upton and McAllister, 1988

1. Host: Pseudacris streckeri (Stecker's chorus frog)
2. Reference: Upton and McAllister 1988

Eimeria streckeri Upton and McAllister, 1988

1. Hosts: Pseudacris streckeri (Stecker's chorus frog); Pseudacris triseriata triseriata (Western chorus frog)
2. References: Bolek et al. 2003; Upton and McAllister 1988

Isospora cogginsi Bolek, Janovy, and Irizarry-Rovira, 2003

1. Host: Pseudacris triseriata triseriata (Western chorus frog)
2. Reference: Bolek et al. 2003

Isospora cruzi Pinto and Vallim, 1926

1. Hosts: Scinax crospedospilus (syn Hyla crospedospila) (Campo Belo snouted treefrog), Scinax fuscovarius (syn. Hyla fuscoraria) (Snouted or Yellow-sided treefrog), Scinax nasicus (syn. Hyla nasica) (Lesser snouted or Spotted chested treefrog), Scinax ruber (syn. Hyla rubra) (Red-snouted or Daudin's treefrog)
2. References: Pinto and Vallim 1926; Walton 1947

Isospora delicatus Upton and McAllister, 1988

1. Host: Pseudacris streckeri (Stecker's chorus frog)
2. References: McAllister 1989; Upton and McAllister 1988

Isospora hylae Mesnil, 1907

1. Host: Hyla arborea (European tree frog)
2. Reference: Mesnil 1907

Isospora sp. 5 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Litoria caerulea (White's tree frog)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora sp. 6 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Litoria caerulea (White's tree frog)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora sp. 7 of Rzepczyk, 1976

1. Host: Litoria caerulea (White's tree frog)
2. Reference: Rzepczyk 1976

Isospora wladimirovi Yakimoff, 1930

1. Host: Hyla arborea (European tree frog)
2. References: Yakimoff 1930a, 193b

Family: Hyperoliidae

Eimeria wambaensis Jirku and Modery, 2005

1. Host: Hyperolius viridiflavus (Kenyan reed frog)
2. Reference: Jirku and Modery 2005

Eimeria sp. (Paperna, Ogara, and Schein, 1997)

1. Synonym: Goussia hyperolisi Paperna, Ogara, and Schein, 1997
2. Host: Hyperolis viridiflavus (Reed frog)
3. Reference: Paperna et al. 1997

Family: Leptodacylidae

"Coccidium" of Paperna and Lainson, 1995

1. Host: Leptodactylus fuscus (Striped savannah bullfrog)
2. Reference: Paperna and Lainson 1995a

Eimeria leptodactyli Carini, 1931

1. Host: Leptodactylus ocellatus (Criolla frog)
2. References: Carini 1931a, 1931b, 1931c; Walton 1945

Family: Microhylidae

Isospora fragosum Upton and McAllister, 1988

1. Synonym: Isospora sp. of McAllister and Upton, 1987
2. Host: Gastrophryne olivacea (Great Plains narrowmouth toad)
3. References: McAllister 1989; McAllister and Upton 1987; Upton and McAllister 1988

Family: Ranidae

Eimeria algonquini Chen and Desser, 1988

1. Hosts: Rana catesbeiana (American bullfrog), Rana clamitans (Green frog), Rana septentrionalis (Mink frog)
2. Reference: Chen and Desser 1988

Eimeria cyanophlyctis Chakravarty and Kar, 1944

1. Host: Rana cyanophlyctis (Skipping frog)
2. Reference: Chakravarty and Kar 1944, 1952

Eimeria fitchi McAllister, Upton, Trauth, and Bursey, 1995

1. Host: Rana sylvatica (Wood frog)
2. Reference: McAllister et al. 1995

Eimeria kermiti Chen and Desser, 1988

1. Hosts: Rana catesbeiana (American bullfrog), Rana clamitans (Green frog), Rana septentrionalis (Mink frog),
2. Rana sylvatica (Wood frog)
3. Reference: Chen and Desser 1988

Eimeria neglecta Noller, 1920

1. Synonym: Goussia neglecta (Noller, 1920) Molnar, 1995
2. Hosts: Rana esculenta (Green frog), Rana ridibunda (Marsh frog), Rana temporaria (Grass frog)
3. References: Molnar 1995; Noller 1920; Walton 1949b

Eimeria prevoti (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Doflein, 1909

1. Synonym: Paracoccidium prevoti Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
2. Synonym: Eimeria prevunti (Laveran and Mesnil, 1902) Yakimoff and Matikaschwili, 1933, lapsus
3. Host: Rana esculenta (Green frog)
4. References: Boulard 1975; Doflein 1909; Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubska 1974; Laveran and Mesnil 1902a; Noller 1913

Eimeria pylori (Gebhardt, 1897) Levine and Becker, 1933, nomen nudum

1. Synonym: Coccidium pylori Gebhardt, 1897
2. Host: Rana sp. (?)
3. References: Gebhardt 1897; Levine and Becker 1933; Walton 1941, 1949c

Eimeria ranae (Dobell, 1908) Dobell, 1909

1. Synonym: Coccidium ranae Dobell, 1909
2. Hosts: Rana esculenta (Green frog), Rana temporaria (Grass frog)
3. References: Dobell 1908, 1909; Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubska 1974; Walton 1949b

Eimeria ranarum (Labbe, 1894) Doflein, 1909

1. Synonym: Acystis parasitica (Labbe, 1894, pro parte
2. Synonym: Caryophagus ranarum Labbe, 1899
3. Synonym: Coccidium ranarum (Labbe, 1894) Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
4. Synonym: Karyophagus ranarum Labbe, 1894
5. Hosts: Rana esculenta(Green frog), Rana temporaria (Grass frog)
6. References: Doflein 1909; Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubska 1974; Labbe 1894; Laveran and Mesnil 1902a; Rankin 1937; Walton 1941, 1949b, 1961
7. Walton (1941, 1961) erroneously reports two Ambystoma spp. as hosts for this coccidian

Eimeria(?) sp. (Eimer, 1890) Upton and McAllister 1988

1. Host: Rana esculenta (Green frog)
2. References: Eimer 1890; Upton and McAllister 1988

Eimeria sp. of Fantham and Porter, 1947

1. Host: Rana clamitans (Green frog)
2. Reference: Fantham and Porter 1947

Eimeria sp. of Hegner and Chu, 1930

1. Host: Rana limnocharis (syn. Rana vittigera) (Indian rice frog or Marsh frog)
2. Reference: Hegner and Chu 1930

Eimeria sp. (Pachinger, 1886) Upton and McAllister, 1988

1. Synonym: Molybdis entzii Pachinger, 1886
2. Host: Rana esculenta (Green frog)
3. References: Pachinger 1886; Upton and McAllister 1988

Isospora lieberkuehni (Labbe, 1894) Laveran and Mesnil, 1902

1. Synonym: Diplospora lieberkuhni (Labbe, 1894) Grasse, 1953
2. Synonym: Hyaloklossia lieberkuhni (Labbe, 1894) Labbe, 1896
3. Synonym: Klossia lieberkuhni Labbe, 1894
4. Host: Rana esculenta (Green frog), Rana pipens (Northern leopard frog), Rana ridibunda (Marsh frog),
5. Rana temporaria (Grass frog)
6. References: Golemansky and Bitseva 1975; Grasse 1953; Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubska 1974; Labbe 1894, 1896; Laveran and Mesnil 1902b; Levine and Nye 1977; Lieberkuhn 1854; Modry et al. 2001; Noller 1913, 1923; Obornik et al. 2002; Vojtkova 1976; Walton 1941, 1949b

Isospora neos Yakimoff and Gousseff, 1936

1. Host: Rana arvalis (Peat-bog frog)
2. References: Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubsa 1973, 1974; Yakimoff and Gousseff 1936b

Isospora ranae (Rivolta, 1878) Dobell, 1909 of Walton, 1941, nomen nudum

1. Synonym: Cytospermium ranae Rivolta, 1878
2. Host: Rana esculenta (Green frog)
3. References: Dobell 1909; Pellerdy 1974; Rivolta 1878; Walton 1941

Isospora sp. of Chakravarty and Kar, 1944

1. Synonym: Eimeria wenyoni Ray and Das Gupta, 1935 of Chakravarty and Kar, 1944
2. Hosts: Rana limnocharis (Indian rice frog or Marsh frog), Rana tigerina (Tiger frog)
3. Reference: Chakravarty and Kar 1944

Isospora sp. of Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubsa, 1973

1. Synonym: Isospora neos Yakimoff and Gousseff, 1936 of Kzubski and Grabda-Kazubsa, 1973
2. Host: Rana arvalis (Peat-bog frog)
3. References: Kazubski and Grabda-Kazubsa 1973, 1974

Family: Rhacophoridae

Eimeria fragilis Jirku and Modry, 2005

1. Host: Chiromantis petersii kelleri (Foam-nest treefrog)
2. Reference: Jirku and Modry 2005

Non-valid designations

Eimeria princeps (Labbe, 1894) Levine and Becker, 1933 of Walton, 1941, lapsus

1. Not a valid anuran species. See Upton and McAllister (1988).

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