Parasites

Thirty of the adult _Aneides_ collected were examined for parasites;

most were parasitized by two species of nematodes, _Oswaldocruzia_ sp.

and _Thelandros_ sp. The former is found in the anterior part of the

small intestine and occasionally in the stomach, and the latter occurs

in the rectum. There were no gross intestinal pathological changes in

the salamanders resulting from parasitism. In fact, no pathological or

structural abnormalities were noted in any of the salamanders examined.

We believe the two nematodes are well-tolerated by the salamander.

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