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Australian Green Tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) Frogs come in all shapes and sizes. The largest frog in the world is the goliath frog (Conraua goliath), up to 30 centimetres long whereas one of the smallest is Psyllophryne didactyla, its body only grows to less than one centimetre.

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  • Parasite group: Nematodes
  • Parasite subgroup: Gnathostomatoidea
  • Parasite genus: Gnathostoma
  • Parasite species: spinigerum Owen, 1836
  • Host genus: Ardea
  • Host species: herodias
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1.    Parasite:  Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1836    
  From:  Ardea herodias    In the wild
  Locality:  Mexico
  Reference:  (Camacho, S.P.D., et al.,) (1998) 'Clinical manifestations and immunodiagnosis of gnathostomiasis in Culiacan, Mexico.' American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Baltimore 59(6): 908-915 , 6 figs.