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Palmieri, J.R.; Purmono; Ammann, H. 1980. Parasites of the lesser one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest). Journal of Parasitology 66 (6): 1031.

Parasites of the lesser one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest)

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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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