 Reference Base  Parasites of the lesser one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros... |
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Javan Rhino |
Only Amblyomma crenatum (ixodidae) has been reported from Rhinoceros sondaicus.
Fecal specimens collected at resting, mating and feeding sites were placed in 20-dr vials containing FAA fixatve for transport. A total of 20 stools from 10 individuals were examined. Six individuals were found positive for adult and/or eggs of cestodes of the family Anoplocephalidae;
nine for eggs of trematodes of the family Paramphistomidae;
five for eggs of nematodes of the subfamily Bunostominae; and four for Oesophagostominae; and one for larvae of Trichostrongylidae, and two for Strongylinae.
Adult Strongyloididae were found in 2 samples examined.
Adult Amblyomma sp. were recovered from three samples from two individuals.
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