Life SciencesBiologyZoologyHerpetologyInvertebrate ZoologyParasitologyAcanthocephalan TaxonomyAmphibian BiologyParasites Of AmphibiansParasites Of ReptilesAmphibian Host-parasite InteractionsAmphibian Larval BiologyAmphibian Larval ParasitesAmphibian ParasitologyAmphibian SystematicsField StudiesGeographical Distribution AnalysisNew Species Description
The present report is confined to the species found in Chinese amphibians by Faust in his field studies during the period from 1920 to 1925. Two new species of the genus Acanthocephalus are described in this paper and notes on their geographical distribution and host relationships are included along with observations on the occurrence of undetermined species of encysted larval Acanthocephala in amphibian hosts.