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Amphibians and reptiles host a great variety of platyhelminth parasites, both adult and larval or juvenile stages (Tables 18.1 and 18.2). The association between amphibians and reptiles and their vast array of flatworms is long-standing judging from their geographical and host distribution. That the associations are successful may be confirmed by the marked paucity of reports linking platyhelminths as etiological agents of herptilian disease.
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Brooks, D.R. (1984). Platyhelminths. In: Hoff, G.L., Frye, F.L., Jacobson, E.R. (eds) Diseases of Amphibians and Reptiles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9391-1_18
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