Free metacercariae (Digenea, Diplostomidae) in Rhinella fernandezae (Anura: Bufonidae) in southern BrazilFree metacercariae of an undetermined species of digenetic (Diplostomidae) were found over in the kidneys of anurans of the species Rhinella fernandezae collected in the in the municipality of Imbé, on the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. In a sample of 90 anurans, the prevalence of free metacercariae was 3,3, and the mean intensity of infection was 8,7 helminths/host. This is the first record of free metacercariae in anurans from Southern Brazil and from the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Rhinella; toad; intermediate host; digenetic trematode; kidney
