Infectious Agents of Reptiles and Amphibians: Peer-Reviewed Publications, January–June 2025

Reptiles and Amphibians

Gui S, Wu J, Liao L, Zheng X, Zhu P, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Xu D, Ke F, Liu H, Sun J, Gui L. 2025. Development of two recombinase-aided amplification assays combined with lateral flow dipstick (RAA-LFD) and real-time fluorescence (RF-RAA) for the detection of frog virus 3-like ranaviruses. Fish Shellfish Immunol, 158:110154.

Vladimirova D, Kunecova D, Nascimento M, Kim JY, Kunec D, Trimpert J. 2025. Engineering iridoviruses: development of reverse genetics and virus rescue systems. J Virol, 99(5):e01852-24.

Reptiles

Bartlett SL, Seimon TA, Raphael B, Lewis N, Nightingale B, Zarate B. 2025. Adenoviruses in wild bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) of the northeastern USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(2):496–502.

Borroto-Paez R, Peraza CH. 2025. First report of a papilloma in an invasive tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia (Gekkonidae), in Cuba. Reptile Amphib, 32(1):e23375.

Dai X, Guo Q, Lyu S, Shen W, Liu L, Xu X, Zhang M, Shen Z, Shen W, Yuan J. 2025. Proliferation of Trionyx sinensis hemorrhagic syndrome virus using primary alveolar macrophages in vitro. Virology, 607:110522.

Daleo MJ, Allender MC. 2025. Developing and validating a multiplex hydrolysis probe-based quantitative PCR assay for the detection of four pathogens in chelonians. J Virol Methods, 332:115077.

Davidson A, Kendall MW, Ryan M, Ladez K, Bradley S, Lionetto C, Graser W, Glowacki G, et al. 2025. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, protein electrophoresis, and pathogen surveillance in headstarted and wild-reared populations of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in three northern Illinois, USA, counties. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):30–45.

De Montgolfier B, Renvier A, Safi M, Duporge N, Le Loc’h G. 2025. Assessment of fibropapillomatosis prevalence in green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations within the Caribbean coastal waters of Martinique using photo identification. Caribbean J Sci, 55(1):121–126.

Dervas E, Michalopoulou E, Hepojoki J, Thiele T, Baggio F, Hetzel U, Kipar A. 2025. Haemolymphatic tissues of captive boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): morphological features in healthy individuals and with boid inclusion body disease. Dev Comp Immunol, 162:105302.

Guo Q, Lyu S, Shen W, Liu L, Ma W, Zhang M, Bu W, Lou B. 2025. The isolation and identification of a novel flavivirus from diseased Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Virology, 608:110547.

Hartmann G, Paz MC, Birlem GE, Ribeiro LT, Barbosa FM, Brunner CB, Lopes CE, Casagrande MB, et al. 2025. Gross, histologic, and molecular findings in fatal infections by Trachemys herpesvirus 1 in black-bellied sliders (Trachemys dorbigni). Vet Pathol, 03009858251352582.

Johnston RA, Habarugira G, Harrison JJ, Isberg SR, Moran J, Morgan MS, Davis SS, Melville L, et al. 2025. Application of chimeric antigens to paper-based diagnostics for detection of West Nile virus infections of Crocodylus porosus—a novel animal test case. Sens Actuators B Chem, 422:136611.

Kanat Ö, Ataseven VS, Karabağlı P. 2025. Corneal fibropapilloma in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in Mediterranean Sea. Vet Med Sci, 11(2):e70287.

Kriještorac Berbić I, De Neck S, Ressel L, Michalopoulou E, Kipar A, Hepojoki J, Hetzel U, Baggio F. 2025. Temperature affects reptarenavirus growth in a permissive host-derived in vitro model. J Gen Virol, 106(4):002100.

Laoungbua P, Laopichienpong N, Longya A, Chanhome L, Vasaruchapong T, Tawan T, Chaiyabutr N. 2025. First case of serpentovirus infection in a ball python (Python regius) in Thailand: a case report with molecular characterization. Vet Res Forum, 16(6):361–364.

Lelong P, Besnard A, Girondot M, Habold C, Priam F, Giraudeau M, Le Loc’h G, Le Loc’h A, et al. 2025. Fibropapillomatosis dynamics, severity and demographic effect in Caribbean green turtles. Ecohealth, 22(1):108–123.

Liu S, Niu R, Wang X, Cui J, Cui M, Zhou H, Li J, Holmes EC, Shi W, Li C. 2025. Meta-transcriptomic sequencing reveals divergent RNA viruses in geckos. Virus Res, 354:199551.

Marenzoni ML, Santoni L, Rossi E, Origgi FC. 2025. Long-term monitoring of four Scutavirus testudinidalpha3-infected Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo spp.) from a 2013 outbreak: a case study. Vet Ital, 61(1):1–7.

Marschang RE, François C, Paillusseau C, Gandar F, Dietz J, Pocknell A, Chai N, Blahak S, et al. 2025. Multiple infections in caiman lizards (Dracaena guianensisi) imported into Europe from Peru. J Zoo Wildl Med, 56(2):452–462.

Matta NE, Gaitán-Albarracín FA, Fuentes-Rodríguez GA, Rodríguez-Fandiño ÓA, Calixto-Botía IF, Correa-Higuera LJ. 2025. Survey of West Nile virus infection in wildlife species in the Orinoquia region of Colombia. Front Microbiol, 16:1548538.

Mendoza-Alcívar G, Deem SL, Esperón F, Nieto-Claudín A. 2025. Viral prevalence in Galapagos giant tortoises. J Wildl Dis, 61(2):542–547.

Pastor AR, West G, Swenson J, Garner MM, Childress AL, Wellehan JFX. 2025. Cross-species transmission of a genogroup C ferlavirus in a zoological collection in the United States. J Zoo Wildl Med, 56(1):184–192.

Piras IM, Nevarez JG, Stevenson L, Bell F, Ilia G, Peters S, Slawski D, Kelly PA. 2025. The pathogenesis of West Nile virus-associated lymphohistiocytic proliferative cutaneous lesions of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Vet Pathol, 62(3):343–354.

Ready ZC, Adamovicz L, Daleo M, Simmons A, Glowacki G, Graser W, Anchor C, Thompson D, Allender MC. 2025. Epidemiology of Sulawesi tortoise adenovirus in free-living Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), and red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Illinois, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(2):408–418.

Ready ZC, Adamovicz L, Wellehan JFX, Daleo M, Simmons A, Glowacki G, Graser W, Anchor C, Thompson D, Allender MC. 2025. Detection of adenoviruses in free-ranging Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), and red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Illinois, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(2):370–381.

Selleck P, Vincent G, Tachedjian M, Crameri S, Marsh G, Graves S, Stenos J. 2025. Isolation and characterization of a novel orthomyxovirus from a Bothriocroton hydrosauri tick removed from a blotched blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua nigrolutea) in Tasmania, Australia. Zoonotic Dis, 5(2):9.

Shen W, Zhao S, Lyu S, Zhang M, Guo Q, Lou B, Ma W, Zhan J, Liu L, Li L. 2025. Integrating transcriptomics and metabolomics revealed pathogenic mechanism of Chinese soft-shell turtle (Trionyx sinensis) infected with Trionyx sinensis hemorrhagic syndrome virus (TSHSV). Dev Comp Immunol,166:105373.

Shender LA, Sylvia A, Stacy BA, Guzman-Vargas V, Rodrigues TCS, Viadanna P, Vann JA, Cahill-Patray K, et al. 2025. Epidemiological factors associated with turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1) in freshwater turtles in Florida, USA. PLoS One, 20(4):e0320097.

Thongdee M, Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan S, Ketchim N, Sangkachai N, Arya N, Sirimanapong W, Wiriyarat W, Puthavathana P, Paungpin W. 2025. Evidence of avian and human influenza A virus infection in farmed Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) in Thailand. PLoS One, 20(1):e0317035.

Vincent EC, Satern F, Flint J, Flint M. 2025. Comparison of baseline painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) health assessments at a confirmed disposal facility and a protected coastal marsh in southwestern Lake Erie, Ohio, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):46–63.

Amphibians

Billet LS, Skelly DK. 2025. Sublethal effects of a mass mortality agent: pathogen-mediated plasticity of growth and development in a widespread North American amphibian. Front Amphib Reptile Sci, 3:1529060.

Böning P, Hildwein T, Ferner V, Henn J, Kappe E, Erens J, Lamp B, Eisenberg T, Plewnia A. 2025. Assessing the spatiotemporal distribution of bufonid herpesvirus 1 (BfHV1) in Europe. Sci Rep, 15(1):20289.

Leineweber C, Striewe LC, Rohner S, Drews A, Winkler C, Pohlmann P, Seifert R, Scherzer J, Siebert U, Marschang RE. 2025. Detection of bufonid herpesvirus 1 and ranid herpesvirus 3 in native amphibians in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 2022–23. J Wildl Dis, 61(3):767–772.

Li Z, Pollet N. 2025. Impact of a horizontally transferred Helitron family on genome evolution in Xenopus laevis. Mob DNA, 16(1):19.

Lisachova LS, Lisachov AP, Ermakov OA, Svinin AO, Chernigova PI, Lyapkov SM, Zamaletdinov RI, Pavlov AV, et al. 2025. Continent-wide distribution of CMTV-like ranavirus, from the Urals to the Atlantic Ocean. Ecohealth, 22(2):173–184.

Peñafiel-Ricaurte A, Price SJ, Fisher MC, Bosch J, Cunningham AA, Azat C. 2025. Ranavirus in native amphibians from the Pyrenees National Park, France: a case study. Eur J Wildl Res, 71(2):39.

Rayle MR, Brunner JL, Dahrouge NC, Keller EL, Rittenhouse TAG. 2025. Infection intensity and severity of ranavirus transmission in juvenile wood frogs. Oecologia, 207(3):46.

Villamizar-Gomez A, Guerra T, Sirsi S, Farr WL, Forstner MR, Hahn D. 2025. Multi-year occurrence of ranavirus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in anurans from central, southeast, and coastal regions of Texas, USA, 2012–2019. J Wildl Dis, 61(3):749–755.

Wiley DLF, Omlor KN, Torres López AS, Eberle CM, Savage AE, Atkinson MS, Barrow LN. 2025. Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families. PeerJ, 13:e18901.

Xu Z, Liu M, He Q, Li W, Pan J, El-Sheikh EA, Liu W, Hammock BD, Li D. 2025. Nanobody based immunoassay for detection of aquatic virus: giant salamander iridovirus. Anal Chim Acta, 1350:343877.

Reptiles

Apakupakul K, Nieto-Claudin A, Rakotonanahary TF, Catenacci LS, Rasambainarivo F, Randrianarisoa S, Sacristán C, Madueño E, Raphael BL, Deem SL. 2025. Molecular identification of Mycoplasma agassizii in confiscated tortoises in Madagascar. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):258–261.

Azlin SUNK, Muhammad Husairy NF, Fraser C, Zahli NIU, Akmal MN, Salleh A. 2025. Pathology of an unusual outbreak of fatal disease associated with mycobacterial and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in juvenile spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus). J Comp Pathol, 218:19–25.

Benabdallah R, Saoudi H, Matallah F, Ebani VV, Ayachi A, Aoun L. 2025. Reptile trade and chelonians-associated salmonellosis in humans: a public health concern. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis, 117:102305.

Caron M, Kanda I, Mitchell M, Boyer T. 2025. Effectiveness of nasal flush treatments in mycoplasma PCR- or DNA sequencing-positive tortoises. J Herpetol Med Surg, 35(1):40–44.

Chen JY, Meng QY, Qian W, Qu YF. 2025. Effects of bacterial infections under heatwaves on Chinese soft-shelled turtles and their single-cell transcriptomic landscapes. Environ Sci Technol, 59(17):8357–8367.

Chuen-Im T, Sawetsuwannakun K, Taechowisan T, Kitkumthorn N. 2025. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) carcasses, rearing seawater, feed and their antibiotic resistances. PeerJ, 13:e19579.

Daleo MJ, Allender MC. 2025. Developing and validating a multiplex hydrolysis probe-based quantitative PCR assay for the detection of four pathogens in chelonians. J Virol Methods, 332:115077.

Davidson A, Kendall MW, Ryan M, Ladez K, Bradley S, Lionetto C, Graser W, Glowacki G, et al. 2025. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, protein electrophoresis, and pathogen surveillance in headstarted and wild-reared populations of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in three northern Illinois, USA, counties. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):30–45.

Díaz-Portalatín N, Sadar MJ, Calle PP, Jemec V, Perry A, Toledo P, Nightingale BR, Seimon TA, Burke RL. 2025. Health assessments of female diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) from two nesting populations in Jamaica Bay, New York City, USA. J Zoo Wildl Med, 56(2):281–292.

Di Nicola MR, Rubiola S, Cerullo A, Basciu A, Massone C, Zabbia T, Dorne JLC, Acutis PL, Marini D. 2025. Microorganisms in wild European reptiles: bridging gaps in neglected conditions to inform disease ecology research. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101113.

Fagundes-Moreira R, Otranto D, Montinaro G, Filippi E, Lorusso A, Petrini A, De Fazi L, Corrente M, Benelli G, Mendoza-Roldan JA. 2025. Cultural human-snake interactions in the festa dei serpari as an opportunity for the surveillance of bacterial pathogens of zoonotic concern. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis, 118:102325.

Faulhaber MM, Tardy F, Saul F, Müller E, Pees M, Marschang RE. 2025. Detection of Mycoplasma spp. from snakes from five different families. BMC Vet Res, 21(1):38.

Gofton AW, Short M, Michie M, Gallaway D, Smith I, Blasdell K, Karawita A, Klein MJ, Herbert CA, Barker SC. 2025. Exploring Borrelia in Australia: isolation, genomic characterisation, and host and vector associations. Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 16(4):102505.

Green N, Norwood A, Sidhe C, Mutlow A, Aymen J, Stiles R, Bushell J, Lim T, et al. 2025. Shell lesion prevalence and bacteriome associations in threatened western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata and Actinemys pallida) in California, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(3):574–586.

Hepps Keeney CM, Petritz OA. 2025. Zoonotic gastroenteric diseases of exotic animals. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract, 28(2):365–379.

Kane LP. 2025. Shell erosive disease, a review. J Herpetol Med Surg, 35(2):71–77.

Kautman M, Bilbija B, Nováková M, Tkadlec E, Papoušek I, Mikulíček P, Jandzik D, Javanbakht H, Tiar G, Široký P. 2025. The importance of the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium as a carrier of bacterial agents on a wide range. Ticks Tick Borne Dis, 16(2):102456.

McCready JE. 2025. Treatment of gastrointestinal infectious diseases in exotic animals. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract, 28(2):485–501.

Mohamed MI, Habib I. 2025. Virulence gene landscapes of Salmonella in eastern and southern Africa. Front Microbiol, 16:1631550.

Moroni B, Meletiadis A, Di Nicola MR, Garcia-Vozmediano A, Pitti M, Dipietromaria G, Zoppi S, Bergagna S, et al. 2025. Prevalence of Salmonella, Cryptosporidium and Leptospira in invasive pond slider (Trachemys scripta) in north-western Italy. Vet Med Sci, 11(4):e70439.

Pascu C, Herman V, Costinar L, Badea C, Gros V, Stefan G. 2025. Antibacterial activity of some essential oils/herbal extracts against bacteria isolated from ball pythons (Python regius) with respiratory infections. Antibiotics (Basel), 14(6):549.

Soares Weyh T, Merker Breyer G, Buss Brunner C, Ferrari F, Sonne L, Maboni Siqueira F. 2025. Coinfection of Klebsiella oxytoca and Granulicatella adiacens promoting fatal fibrinonecrotic enteritis in a red footed-tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria). Top Companion Anim Med, 67:100995.

Song D, Shuai J, Wang Y, Yang Z, Dai Y, Liu L, Chen Y, Jiang Y, Du M, Wang H. 2025. Exploring the pathogenic role of Aeromonas hydrophilia in skin ulcer disease in turtles: insights into treatment with longan leaf polysaccharides. Int J Biol Macromol, 316(Pt 1):144674.

Valença A, Fernandes G, Smolders J, Patrício R, Belas A. 2025. ESBL/pAmpC-producing Enterobacterales in common leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) and central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) from Portugal. Front Vet Sci, 12:1579193.

Vincent EC, Satern F, Flint J, Flint M. 2025. Comparison of baseline painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) health assessments at a confirmed disposal facility and a protected coastal marsh in southwestern Lake Erie, Ohio, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):46–63.

Zając M, Bona I, Skarżyńska M, Kwit R, Lalak A, Skrzypiec E, Mikos-Wojewoda E, Pasim P, et al. 2025. Detection and whole-genome characteristics of Bordetella trematum isolated from captive snakes. Pathogens, 14(1):49.

Zapanta K, Kavanagh M, Keller K, Nguyen L, Rosenkrantz W, Krumbeck JA. 2025. The cutaneous microbiota and nannizziomycosis in bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps): associations between infectious Nannizziopsis species and common bacterial pathogens. Vet Dermatol, 36(4):506–515.

Amphibians

Carvalho T, Medina D, James TY. 2025. Successful transmission and isolation of a fungal pathogen from wild frogs to a captive amphibian model species: fine scale pathogen genetic diversity and infection-induced changes in skin bacteria. Environ Microbiol, 27(7):e70136.

Diaz OL, Buendia A, Sánchez J, Villalobos G, Rojas-Serrania N, Cervantes JAO, Uranga-Muñoz F, Martinez-Hernandez F, et al. 2025. Identification of Enterobacteriaceae causing septicemia in the axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 118(3):56.

Dyczko D, Szymański DM, Szymański D, Kupczak M, Kolenda K. 2025. First European record of Rickettsia bellii in Amblyomma rotundatum from Rhinella marina imported to Poland. Exp Appl Acarol, 94(3):43.

Farda B, Pellegrini M, Coppari L, Cacchio P, Lunghi E. 2025. Isolation and identification of bacterial strains from skin of terrestrial amphibians. J Vis Exp, (220). doi: 10.3791/67862.

Guo L, Jin X, Yang D, Wei L, Chen J, Lin Z, Ma L. 2025. Identification and characterization of Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae from putrid-skin disease lesions in farmed Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa). Microbiol Spectr, 13(2):e0209624.

Jones KR, Becker MH, Walke JB, Belden LK. 2025. Natural recolonization of the amphibian skin bacterial community following disruption by antibiotics. Proc Biol Sci, 292(2049):20250855.

Li J, Gao Y, Shu G, Chen X, Zhu J, Zheng S, Chen T. 2025. HMicroDB: a comprehensive database of herpetofaunal microbiota with a focus on host phylogeny, physiological traits, and environment factors. Mol Ecol Resour, 25(3):e14046.

Lin H, Sun J, Li H, Chen K, Qin Z, Jiang B, Li W, Wang Q, et al. 2025. Enhanced virulence of Acinetobacter johnsonii at low temperatures induces acute immune response and systemic infection in American bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana). Vet Microbiol, 302:110404.

Mello SCRP, Souza RM, Rodrigues E, Caracuschansk FD, Mendes BV, Mesquita EFM. 2025. Salmonella spp. detection in fresh and freeze-dried frog meat: a comparison of methods. An Acad Bras Cienc, 97(1):e20230552.

Pincus K, Kearns PJ, Williams K, Woodhams DC. 2025. Nutrient enrichment alters the microbiome and increases chytrid load in the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus. Dis Aquat Organ, 162:27–34.

Wang Z, Xie J, Wang G, Yang H, Li Z, Zhang K, Shu R, Xie W, et al. 2025. Enhanced gut damage and microbial imbalance in bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeiana) exposed to polystyrene microplastics under high-temperature conditions. Environ Pollut, 375:126339.

Reptiles

Boulet ML, Perotti ON, Bunker ME, Martin MO, Weiss SL. 2025. Maternal cloacal bacteria of striped plateau lizards inhibit fungal growth. Front Amphib Reptile Sci, 3:1589793.

Burger J, Jeintner C, Zappalorti RT, Bunnel J, Ng K, Devito E, Schnieider D, Gochfeld M. 2025. Snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) in northern pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus): variations by year, sex, and morphological sampling site. J Fungi, 11(3):206.

Davidson A, Kendall MW, Ryan M, Ladez K, Bradley S, Lionetto C, Graser W, Glowacki G, et al. 2025. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, protein electrophoresis, and pathogen surveillance in headstarted and wild-reared populations of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in three northern Illinois, USA, counties. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):30–45.

Di Nicola MR, Mulder KP, Verbrugghe E, Storniolo F, Terriere N, Colla L, Sacchi R, Vanzo G, et al. 2025. Nationwide screening unveils endemic Ophidiomyces ophidiicola presence in northern Italy, mainly affecting dice snakes: evidence from contemporary and historical snake samples. J Fungi, 11(2):118.

Di Nicola MR, Rubiola S, Cerullo A, Basciu A, Massone C, Zabbia T, Dorne JLCM, Acutis PL, Marini D. 2025. Microorganisms in wild European reptiles: bridging gaps in neglected conditions to inform disease ecology research. Intern J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101113.

Ghotbi M, Stajich JE, Dallas JW, Rurik AJ, Cummins C, Vargas-Gastélum L, Spatafora JW, Kelly K, et al. 2025. Absolute abundance unveils Basidiobolus as a cross-domain bridge indirectly bolstering gut microbiome homeostasis. ISME J, 19(1):wraf150.

Kane LP. 2025. Shell erosive disease, a review. J Herpetol Med Surg, 35(2):71–77.

Liszka NC, Adamovicz L, Moorhead KA, Daleo MJ, Grochowski K, Allender MC. 2025. Evaluating the efficacy of disinfectant methods against Emydomyces testavorans, a fungus associated with shell disease in freshwater aquatic turtles. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):234–240.

Martínez-Ríos M, Martín-Torrijos L, Diéguez-Uribeondo J. 2025. Trachemys scripta eggs as part of a potential in vivo model for studying sea turtle egg fusariosis. J Fungi, 11(1):23.

Nieto-Claudín A, Zeas-Bermeo S, Guillen-Liger MP, Deem SL, Sacristan C, Mendoza-Alcivar G, Caroca-Cáceres R. 2025. Fungi matter: Aphanoascella galapagosensis associated with shell lesions in Galapagos tortoises. Mycopathologia, 190(3):48.

Romer AS, Grisnik M, Dallas JW, Sutton W, Murray CM, Hardman RH, Blanchard T, Hanscom RJ, et al. 2025. Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales. Conserv Biol, 39(2):e14411.

Stupar M, Savković ŽD, Ljaljević Grbić MV, Krizmanić II. 2025. Diversity of fungi isolated from the carapace of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis, L. 1758) in South Banat, Serbia. Arch Biol Sci, 77(2):185–189.

Ugochukwu ICI, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Miglianti M, Palazzo N, Odigie AE, Otranto D, Cafarchia C. 2025. Pathogenic yeasts from captive snakes: virulence profile and antifungal susceptibility. PLoS One, 20(3):e0301458.

Ugochukwu ICI, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Miglianti M, Palazzo N, Odigie AE, Otranto D, Cafarchia C. 2025. Virulence profile of pathogenic yeasts from snakes: alternative ways for antifungal strategies. PLoS One, 20(3):e0318703.

Zapanta K, Kavanagh M, Keller KA, Nguyen L, Rosenkrantz W, Krumbeck JA. 2025. The cutaneous microbiota and nannizziomycosis in bearded dragons: associations between infectious Nannizziopsis species and common bacterial pathogens. Vet Dermatol, 36(4):506–515.

Amphibians

Chen LD, Carter ED, Urban MP, Merolle CT, Chen DM, Kouba AJ, Gray MJ, Miller DL, Kouba CK. 2025. Near-infrared spectroscopy as a diagnostic screening tool for lethal chytrid fungus in eastern newts. Commun Biol, 8(1):625.

Davison AM, Spitzen-van der Sluijs A, O’Donnell MJ, Prasetyo AP, Broadhurst HA, Sales NG, Valentini A, Herder JE, Coscia I, McDevitt AD. 2025. Using environmental DNA to characterize amphibian communities at sites infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Netherlands. J Herpetol, 59(2):27–35.

Duffus ALJ, Hughes DF, Kautz AR, Allain SJR, Meshaka WE. 2025. Low prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis among 14 amphibian species at a protected site in the northeastern United States. Northeastern Naturalist, 32(2):142–150.

Ghose SL, Eisen JA. 2025. Skin microbiomes of frogs vary among body regions, revealing differences that reflect known patterns of chytrid infection. Front Microbiol, 16:1579231.

Hoenig BD, Böning P, Plewnia A, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2025. A simplified, CRISPR-based method for the detection of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Ecohealth 22(1):161–171.

Humphries JE, Hicks A, Lanctôt C, McCallum H, Newell D, Grogan LF. 2025. Amphibian cellular immune response to chytridiomycosis. Immunol Res, 73(1):44.

Kain MP, Hossack BR, Smalling KL, Halstead BJ, Grear DA, Miller DAW, Adams MJ, Backlin AR, et al. 2025. Independent and interactive effects of disease and methylmercury on demographic rates across multiple amphibian populations. Sci Rep, 15(1):17314.

Kouete MT, Longo AV, Byrne AQ, Echalle SN, Rosenblum EB, Blackburn DC. 2025. Host and environmental factors drive prevalence of the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central African amphibians. Sci Rep, 15(1):14908.

Lee J-E, Park YJ, Kwon M-G, Oh Y-K, Kim MS, Do Y. 2025. Identification of simultaneous occurrence of amphibian chytrid fungi and ranavirus in South Korea. Animals, 15(14):2132.

Meletiadis A, Di Nicola MR, Bovero S, Favelli M, Pezzolato M, Grella S, Rezza G, Acutis PL. 2025. Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibians in northwestern Italy’s protected areas. Animals, 15(2):157.

Sun D, Ellepola G, Herath J, Liu H, Liu Y, Murray K, Meegaskumbura M. 2025. Climatically specialized lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and its likely Asian origins. EcoHealth, 22(1):91–107.

Verbrugghe E, Pasmans F, Martel A. 2025. In vitro infection model using A6 cells sets the stage for high-throughput research on Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. J Fungi, 11(2):156.

Villamizar-Gomez A, Guerra T, Sirsi S, Farr WL, Forstner MRJ, Hahn D. 2025. Multi-year occurrence of ranavirus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in anurans from central, southeast, and coastal regions of Texas, USA, 2012–19. J Wildl Dis, 61(3):749–755.

Wiley DLF, Omlor KN, Torres López AS, Eberle CM, Savage AE, Atkinson MS, Barrow LN. 2025. Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families. PeerJ, 13:e18901.

Yaparla A, Popovic M, Hauser KA, Rollins-Smith LA, Grayfer L. 2025. Amphibian (Xenopus laevis) macrophage subsets vary in their antifungal responses to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection. J Fungi, 11(4):311.

Reptiles

Ailán-Choke LG, Rosa AL, González CE, Pereira FB. 2025. A new species of Cruzia (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea, Kathlaniidae) parasitic in lizards from a threatened region of Argentina. Syst Parasitol, 102(1):8.

Alvaro A, Cattaneo GM, Bigoni F, Sanchez-Ruiz L, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Otranto D, Varotto-Boccazzi I, Gabrieli P, Bandi C, Epis S. 2025. Sand fly fauna and prevalence of Leishmania spp. in a newly investigated area of northern Italy: emerging epidemiological scenarios? Transbound Emerg Dis, 2025(1):4426385.

Alves AM, Borges JC, Figueiredo LM, Lima PD, Alves RF, Lima VF, Batista MV. 2025. Survey and ecology of nematofauna in stranded sea turtles on the northeastern coast of Brazil. An Acad Bras Ciênc, 97(1):e20240671.

Alves MH, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Alfaro-Segura P, Carbonara M, Gómez A, Leitón NM, Ortega JA, Solano-Barquero A, Rojas A, Otranto D. 2025. Molecular detection of Leishmania and other vector-borne agents in free-ranging and captive herpetofauna from Costa Rica. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101090.

Anettová L, Šipková A, Velič V, Kačmaříková J, Javorská K, Novotný L, Cibulka P, Květoň M, Modrý D. 2025. Passage of Angiostrongylus cantonensis through the trophic web: an experimental study on reptiles. Parasitology, 152(1):115–122.

Athayde-Gusmão AE, Afonso BC, Frazão-Teixeira E, Calais A, de Fátima Ferreira R, Egert L, Mayorga LF, Rosa MF, et al. 2025. First report of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sea turtles. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Rep, 18:101263.

Babatunde OS, Olusi TA, Simon-Oke IA, David M, Adejoh B, Olonisakin AA. 2025. Prevalence of ecto-and gastrointestinal parasites of Hemidactylus frenatus (Schlegel) in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. J Appl Life Sci Int, 28 (3):44–53.

Baizurah SN, Sharma RS, Das I. 2025. Observations on attachment sites of the tick Amblyomma geoemydae (Cantor, 1849) on the endangered Spiny Hill Turtle, Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831), in Borneo. Herpetol Notes, 18:487–492.

Benabdallah R, Saoudi H, Matallah F, Ebani VV, Ayachi A, Aoun L. 2025. Reptile trade and chelonians-associated salmonellosis in humans: a public health concern. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis, 117:102305.

Bogan JE, Huston CD, Mason AK, Meyers MJ, Farrell TM. 2025. Randomized clinical trial evaluating a novel piperazine-based drug as a treatment for gastric cryptosporidiosis in eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi). J Herpetol Med Surg, 35(1):26–30.

Borcosque-Avendaño J, Quiroga N, Cianferoni F, Díaz-Campusano G, Marcos JL, Botto-Mahan C, Torres-Pérez F, Bacigalupo A, Campos-Soto R. 2025. Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis: understanding the T. cruzi cycle in a coastal island of the Atacama Desert. Animals, 15(9):1221.

Braga EM, Ferreira FC, Landau I. 2025. From the first descriptions to recent advances: 115 years of reptile Plasmodium research in the Neotropics. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 120:e240217.

Cajiao-Mora K, Brule JH, Dutton HR, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Bullard SA. 2025. Acanthostomum yahuarcaquense n. sp.(Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) infecting the intestine of an aquatic coral snake, Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817) (Serpentes: Elapidae) from the flooded rainforest habitat of the Yahuarcaca Lake System (Amazon River, Colombia) and phylogenetic analysis of Cryptogonimidae. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 26:101055.

Cajiao-Mora K, Dutton HR, Jacobs FJ, Beytell PC, Netherlands EC, DuPreez LH, Bullard SA. 2025. Supplemental description of Stephanoprora ornata Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Echinochasmidae) infecting the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus (Crocodylidae) from Namibia with emendation of Mesorchis Dietz, 1909 and a phylogenetic analysis. J Helminthol, 99:e20.

Carvalho IT, Furtado AP, Duarte MA, Pereira PH, Paiva LS, Silva JM, Colli GG, Braga EM, Paludo GR. 2025. Plasmodium species infecting lizards in the Brazilian Cerrado: Identification and description of a novel species, Plasmodium brasiliensis n. sp. PloS One, 20(4):e0319402.

Cassano MJ, Ezquiaga MC, Gullo BS, Alcalde L. 2025. Parasitic and commensal epibionts of the Chaco side-necked turtle (Acanthochelys pallidipectoris) and the scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides) in Argentina. S Am J Herpetol, 35(1):1–11.

Castillo GN, González-Rivas CJ. 2025. Nemátodos parásitos en reptiles de Argentina: una actualización tras 5 años de investigación. Cuad Herpetol, 39(1):15–25.

Chao LL, Chen TH, Erazo E, Shih CM. 2025. Species description and molecular analysis of a hard tick (Amblyomma cordiferum) parasitizing wild Taiwan cobra snake (Naja atra) in southern Taiwan. Int J Parasitol Parasit Wild, 26:101025.

Charoennitiwat V, Tongpon S, Suksuwan P, Chaisiri K, Laoungbua P, Tawan T, Thaenkham U, Ratnarathorn N. 2025. Serpentirhabdias orientalis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), a new lungworm species in Naja kaouthia from Thailand: the first record of the genus from the oriental region and an elapid snake. Parasitology, 152(3):239–250.

Cortes LM, Ascenção JD, Reis RB, Peixoto G, Gonçalves GG, Sandes JM, Brayner dos Santos FA, Alves LC, et al. 2025. Ultrastructure analysis and molecular characterization of Trichomitus batrachorum (Parabasalia; Hypotrichomonadida) isolated from liver of Ameiva (Reptilia: Squamata). Microorganisms, 13(6):1286.

Dantas D, Batista CL, Castro MJ, Alvura N, Mateus TL. 2025. Gastrointestinal parasites in reptiles from a Portuguese zoo. J Zool Bot Gard, 6(1):12.

de Brito PI, Lacerda AF. 2025. Helminth parasites of terrestrial and freshwater chelonians in the Neotropical region: biogeographic distribution and new record for Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines: Chelidae) in the Brazilian semi-arid region. J Helminthol, 99:e60.

de Luna M, Olivera LA, Barton DP, García-Barrios R. 2025. Adult thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala) parasites of North American herpetofauna: checklist of species and identification key to families and genera. J Parasitol, 111(3):250–261.

Di Nicola MR, Rubiola S, Cerullo A, Basciu A, Massone C, Zabbia T, Dorne JLC, Acutis PL, Marini D. 2025. Microorganisms in wild European reptiles: bridging gaps in neglected conditions to inform disease ecology research. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101113.

de Oliveira AS, da Silva AM, Dos Santos EM, Correia JM, de Sá FB, de Oliveira JB, Costa FS. 2025. Radiographic aspects of pentastomiasis in Southern American bushmaster (Lachesis rhombeata). Vet Radiol Ultrasound, 66(3):e70040.

Düşen S, Kaska Y, Yilmaz M, Ulubelı SA. 2025. Endoparasites and epibionts of loggerhead and green sea turtles from the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey: a detailed assessment. Helminthol, 62(1):40–49.

Emmerich E, Alcantara E, Úngari L, O’Dwyer L, de León GP, Silva R. 2025. First integrative assessment of Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Travassos, 1921) (Digenea: Ochetosomatidae) parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Reptilia: Viperidae) from Brazil. J Helminthol, 99:e57.

Enferadi A, Ownagh A, Tavassoli M. 2025. Detection of Borrelia turcica from Hyalomma aegyptium ticks and blood of turtles (Testudo graeca) in northern west of Iran. Eur J Wildl Res, 71(2):18.

Eren G. 2025. A novel host record: Hyalomma aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758) infestation on the Mediterranean chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758) in Türkiye. Eurasian J Vet Sci, 41:e0454.

Er‐Rguibi O, Aglagane A, Laghzaoui EM, Kimdil L, El Mouden EH. 2025. Parasite load, throat colors, and cellular immune response in Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus, a high‐altitude gecko endemic to Morocco. J Zool, 325(3):224–232.

Gafoor WK, Tardieu L. 2025. Coproparasitological survey on gastrointestinal parasites in green iguanas (Iguana iguana) of Trinidad and Tobago. Braz J Biol, 85:e289502.

Ghafar S, Khan AU, Khalid M, Haq SU, Ullah S, Basit U, Muqaddas H, Mohammed IA, et al. 2025. Molecular detection and phylogeny of Hepatozoon ophisauri and Toxoplasma gondii in wild lizards from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Folia Microbiol, 164(2–4):167–172.

Griffin C, Dinh D, Singletary D, Tellez M, Sung H. 2025. Characterizing the microbiome of Dujardinascaris helicina (Nematoda: Ascarididae) isolated from wild American crocodiles in Belize. J Helminthol, 99:e73.

Gurbanova T. 2025. First detection of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in Emys orbicularis in Azerbaijan. Egypt J Vet Sci, 56(6):1207–1211.

Haick FG, Tavares-Costa LF, Rebêlo GL, Neves JK, Félix AJ, Müller MI, Trindade LF, Costa-Campos CE, Maschio GF, Melo FT. 2025. A new species of Kalicephalus (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae), a parasite of Bothrops atrox (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. J Helminthol, 99:e76.

Hastürk EB, Yıldırımhan HS, Birlik S, Sümer N, Civil Y, Ilgaz Ç, Kumlutaş Y, Caynak EY, et al. 2025. The helminth fauna of Lacerta agilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sauria: Lacertidae) collected from Ardahan, Türkiye. Biol Bull, 52(3):90.

Idoga ES, Avazi DO, Okonkwo AR, Ochai P, Dasplang KP, Uchendu C, Ogo NI, Yusuf PO. 2025. Management of hepatozoonosis and helminthosis in Python sebae. Res Vet Sci Med, 5:4.

Javanbakht H, Khezri H. 2025. Blood parasites in European legless lizards (Pseudopus apodus) from north of Iran. J Bas Clin Vet Med, 1(2):100.

Kirillov AA, Kirillova NY, Ruchin AB, Fayzulin AI, Shchenkov SV. 2025. Diversity of helminths of reptiles (Serpentes and Lacertilia) in the Middle Volga Region (European Russia). Diversity, 17(6):380.

Koch RW, Bolek MG. 2025. Review of the acanthocephalans of turtles: diversity, distribution, and turtle host–parasite associations. Comp Parasitol, 92(1):14–34.

Kunzman H, Studer K, Woods S, McCourt M, Brandão J. 2025. Parasitic stomatitis and gingival enlargement by a novel Serpentirhabdias in a juvenile mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus). J Herp Med Surg, 35(2):78–82.

Kusumarini S, Nakita AT, Tsabitah A, Yesica R. 2025. Efficacy of fenbendazole and praziquantel-emodepside against infection of oxyurid eggs in green iguana (Iguana iguana). Vet Biomed Clin J, 7(1):82–93.

Kwak ML, Qiu Y, Heath AC, Takano AI, Takahashi M, Kelava S, Tamura H, Taya Y, Nakao R. 2025. Amblyomma kappa sp. n. (Acari: Ixodidae), a new species of reptile tick from subtropical East Asia closely related to the Oriental turtle tick (Amblyomma geoemydae) from tropical Southeast Asia. Acta Trop, 261:107499.

Li F, Wang X, Xiao L, Feng Y, Guo Y. 2025. High prevalence and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium serpentis in snakes in southern China. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis, 8:100287.

Li Z, Zhang Y, Tian L, Song X, Wang X, Wang G, An H, Ayanniyi OO, Xu Q, Yang C. 2025. Unexpectedly high diversity of parabasalids in captive snakes from China. Eur J Protistol, 99:126154.

Louro M, Hernandez L, Antunes J, de Carvalho LM, da Fonseca IP, Gomes J. 2025. Cryptosporidium spp. in reptiles: detection challenges, molecular characterization and zoonotic risk. Food Waterb Parasitol, 40:e00272.

Low Z, Greay TL, Abdullah S, Chapman PA, Gonzalez-Astudillo V. 2025. Renal myxosporidiosis by an unknown bivalvulidan myxozoan parasite in Murray River turtles (Emydura macquarii) in Australia. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101061.

Mendoza-Roldan JA, Bezerra-Santos MA, Moraes Barros Battesti D, Otranto D. 2025. Acarofauna of Neotropical reptiles: integrative morphology and vector competence of zoonotic pathogens. Adv Parasitol, 127:27–64.

Montes MM, Furlan EO, Barneche JA, Vercellini C, Acuña Gonzalez T, Ibañez Shimabukuro M, Arzamendia V. 2025. New information on adults pentastomids (Crustacea: Pentastomida) found in ophidians from Argentina: insights from 28S rDNA and COI mtDNA. Syst Parasitol, 102(2):25.

Moroni B, Meletiadis A, Di Nicola MR, Garcia-Vozmediano A, Pitti M, Dipietromaria G, Zoppi S, Bergagna S, et al. 2025. Prevalence of Salmonella, Cryptosporidium and Leptospira in invasive pond slider (Trachemys scripta) in north-western Italy. Vet Med Sci, 11(4):e70439.

Murray S, Cunningham LJ, Rowley P, Crittenden E, Casewell NR, LaCourse EJ, Stothard JR, Juhász A. 2025. A preliminary microscopic and molecular epidemiological survey of endoparasites within wild-caught and UK captive-bred reptiles: assessing a potential parasitic disease public health risk? Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 26:101039.

Muznebin F, Islam S, Lotif BB. 2025. Prevalence and intensity of helminth parasites in house geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) of Dhaka City at Bangladesh. Bangladesh J Zool, 53(1):57–66.

Palmisano JN, Brennan M, Durso AM, Kesselring JH, Morgan T, Lepera Z, Stegenga BS, Luckenbaugh EE, et al. 2025. Rapid spread of the invasive pentastome Raillietiella orientalis (Hett, 1915) in 14 new Florida counties and in pet trade snakes. Bioinvasions Rec, 14(1):261–269.

Palmisano JN, Hazelrig CM, Gazil JA, Hanco JK, Farrell TM, Bogan JE Jr, Nemeth NM, Savage AE. 2025. A novel PCR assay and sampling techniques for the detection of Raillietiella orientalis. Front Amphib Reptile Sci, 3:1531792.

Petris A, Greinert-Goulart JA, Roratto PA, Tiedt BL, da Silva TC, Fink D, Leal DA. 2025. First report of Toxoplasma gondii in green turtles (Chelonia mydas): implications for wildlife and ecosystem health. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Rep, 62:101286.

Picelli AM, Pacheco MA, Gonzalez AD, Pereira PH, Fandiño OA, Higuera LJ, Ferreira FC, Kaefer IL, et al. 2025. Phylogenetic assessment of Plasmodium (Saurocytozoon) tupinambi comb. nov.(Haemosporida, Plasmodiidae) in golden tegu lizards: shedding light on a long-standing Haemosporida taxonomic puzzle. Parasitology, 152:583–601.

Polláková M, Sučik M, Petrilla V. 2025. Molecular detection of different species of Cryptosporidium in snakes from Surinam and Indonesia. Animals, 15(11):1556.

Putri VB, Koesdarto S, Yudhana A. 2025. First report of blood protozoa infection in wild-caught Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina). J Basic Med Vet, 14(1):104–110.

Ratnarathorn N, Thaenkham U, Chan AH, Laoungbua P, Tawan T, Vasaruchapong T, Charoennitiwat V, Chaisiri K. 2025. Helminth fauna of the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) from central Thailand: community composition and taxonomic perspectives. Parasitology, 2025:1–3.

Sapion-Miranda P, Ebmer D, Kniha E, Walochnik J, Dreyer S, Fischer D, Grund L, Taubert A, Hermosilla C, Hallinger MJ. 2025. First identification of a patent pentastomid pulmonary (Raillietiella orientalis) infection in a captive Meller’s chameleon (Trioceros melleri) in Germany. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 26:101045.

Sarmento AC, Chagas-de-Souza D, Alves-Coêlho T, Corrêa LL, Santos-Jr AP. 2025. First record of C repidobothrium sp.(Cestoda, Proteocephalidae) in Bothrops atrox (Serpentes, Viperidae) in Amazonian Brazil. Braz J Biol, 85:e291999.

Shabbir R, Latif M, Khan AU, Khalid M, Fatima H, Azhar H, Khalid S, Salim M, et al. 2025. Leading report on the molecular prevalence of emerging pathogens Hepatozoon sp. and Lankesterella sp. in the blood samples of seven wild lizard species. Sci Rep, 15(1):9014.

Shimizu U, Kurihara M, Tamukai K, Yamada K. 2025. Treatment of esophagogastric intussusception due to cryptosporidiosis using paromomycin in a corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus). J Vet Med Sci, 87(4):389–393.

Shuai Y, Zhou Y, Yi P, Zhao J. 2025. Case report: the first record of Eustrongylides sp. infection in the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). Front Vet Sci, 12:1579738.

Svitin R, Marushchak O, Dmytriieva I, Dupak V, Greben O, Nechai A, Syrota Y. 2025. Helminths of the rock lizards Darevskia dahli and D. armeniaca in their invaded range in Ukraine. J Helminthol, 99:e38.

Utele M, Gebeyehu A, Kaba T. 2025. Gastrointestinal helminth of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), in Arba Minch Crocodile Ranch, Ethiopia. Sci Rep, 15(1):3749.

Verneau O, Quinn D, Smith KG, Malone JH, Du Preez L. 2025. Role of Trachemys scripta elegans in polystome (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) spillover and spillback following the trade of freshwater turtles in southern Europe and North America. Parasite, 32:30.

Wang T, Yan X, Jiang Z, Xu J, Zhao Y, Liu C, Ba Y. 2025. New species of Parapharyngodon (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) parasite of Laudakia stoliczkana (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Turpan-Hami Basin, China. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101107.

Yildirimhan HS, Sümer N, Akman B, Yildiz MZ, Kamran MA, Yalçinkaya D, Eylek B, Bursey CR. 2025. Endoparasites of the bridled mabuya, Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Türkiye. Comp Parasitol, 92(1):48–51.

Zhang Y, Li Z, Wang X, Gao K, Tian L, Ayanniyi OO, Xu Q, Yang C. 2025. Epidemiology, molecular characterization, and risk factors of Acanthamoeba spp., Blastocystis spp., and Cyclospora spp. infections in snakes in China. Vet Parasitol, 335:110420.

Amphibians

Agbosua E, Aisien MS. 2025. Diversity and parasitic infections of tree frogs in the high conservation value area of Okomu Oil Palm Plantation, Edo State, Nigeria. Zoologist, 26:9–16.

Ahmadi A, Sadr S, Vakili A, Moshtaghian MM, Nazemian S. 2025. Morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Cosmocercoides Wilkie, 1930 (Ascaridida: Cosmocercidae) from Iranian toads (Bufotes surdus). Vet Res Comm, 49(2):65.

Bilaskar M, Walke S. 2025. Land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica) predating Indosylvirana indica (Indian golden-backed frog) in Agumbe, India. Acta Herpetol, 20(1):93–95.

Calhoun DM, Groves J, Schaffer PA, Achatz TJ, Greiman SE, Johnson PT. 2025. Epizootic of Clinostomum marginatum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) in Ambystoma tigrinum from Colorado, USA: investigation through genomics, histopathology, and noninvasive imagery. J Wildl Dis, 61(2):448–460.

Cavataio JT, Johnson PT. 2025. Observation of Ribeiroia ondatrae (Price, 1931) infection in a malformed American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802, in Kane County, Illinois (United States). Bull Chicago Herpetol Soc, 60(6):73–75.

Crane HR, Rollins LA, Shine R, Brown GP. 2025. Big‐hearted invaders: the impacts of range expansion and parasite infection on heart mass in cane toads. Int Zool. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12941.

Crane HR, Rollins LA, Shine R, Brown GP. 2025. Effect of parasite infection and invasion history on feeding, growth, and energy allocation of cane toads. Biol J Linn Soc, 144(4):blae054.

Davies C, Lauthier JJ, Renfijes MM, Cruz IG, Davies D. 2025. Life-history traits and genetic characterization of Polystoma borellii (Monogenea, Polystomatidae), a parasite of Pleurodema borellii (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Parasitology, 5(2):17.

de Luna M, Olivera LA, Barton DP, García-Barrios R. 2025. Adult thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala) parasites of North American herpetofauna: checklist of species and identification key to families and genera. J Parasitol, 111(3):250–261.

de Oliveira CR, de Moura LC, Dos Santos EM, Roberto IJ. 2025. Endoparasites of Adelophryne nordestina (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Northern Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Acta Parasitol, 70(3):123.

Fischer LM, Hossack BR. 2025. Myiasis by the toad fly (Lucilia bufonivora; Calliphoidae) in amphibians in Montana, USA. J Wildl Dis, 61(1):206–211.

Goncalves PA, Vieira FM, Felix-Nascimento G, Ribeiro LB, Silva DC, Muniz-Pereira LC. 2025. Morphological study of the rare nematode Paradollfusnema amphisbaenia (Baker, 1981) (Cosmocercidae) and its first report in an amphibian host. An Acad Bras Ciên, 97(2):e20240744.

Gulyás K, Balogová M, Pipová N, Papežík P, Uhrovič D, Mikulíček P, Brázová T, Benovics M. 2025. Insights into the genetic diversity and species distribution of Oswaldocruzia nematodes (Trichostrongylida: Molineidae) in Europe: apparent absence of geographic and population structuring in amphibians. Parasite, 32:27.

Gustafson KD, Tkach VV, Newman RA. 2025. Amphibian parasites exhibit idiosyncratic relationships with spatiotemporal environmental and host-community variation. J Parasitol, 1111(3):262–275.

Keita G, Kone M, Kpannieu DA, Assemian NE. 2025. Parasite status of edible frogs Hoplobatrachus occipitalis from markets and lowlands in the commune of Daloa (Centre-West, Côte d'Ivoire). J Mater Environ Sci, 16(6):1049–1062.

Khan MA, Kanwal A, Siyal S, Buriro MK. 2025. Detection of Ganeo species (Trematoda) of the viscera of Hoplobatrachus tigerinus in District Swabi, Pakistan. Ann Method Arch Res Rev, 3(6):405–417.

Litvinchuk SN, Ibrogimova PK, Anisimov NV, Svinin AO. 2025. Origin of populations of the cane toad Rhinella marina and its parasitic tick Amblyomma dissimile on Margarita Island (Venezuela). Russ J Herpetol, 32(2):96–107.

Milotic M, Milotic D, Koprivnikar J. 2025. Dense aquatic vegetation can reduce parasite transmission to amphibians. Int J Parasitol, 55(2):95-102.

Orosová M, Marková A. 2025. Karyological analysis of Acanthocephalus ranae (Echinorhynchida): expanding the cytogenetic knowledge in acanthocephalans. ZooKeys, 1243:173–189.

Pathirana NU. 2025. From declines to defenses: exploring trematode impacts and future research directions for Sri Lankan amphibians. Ceylon J Sci, 54(1):307–316.

Rohonczy J, Forbes MR, Darabaner J, Robinson SA. 2025. Amphibian susceptibility to parasitism in relation to environmental contaminant exposure: a meta-analysis. Sci Total Environ, 978:179441.

Rosen R, Staat S, Andrews M, Budhathoki Y, Jackson H, Kwisera B, Mecham J. 2025. Additional predators (nonhosts) and a new amphibian host of the digenetic trematode cercaria of Proterometra macrostoma in laboratory experiments. Comp Parasitol, 92(1):56–61.

Salim M, Khan AU, Niazi AK, Aqdas A, Dawoud TM, Usman M, Muqaddas H, Ullah S, et al. 2025. Molecular detection and phylogenetic identification of Toxoplasma gondii-like strains, Hepatozoon ixoxo and Lankesterella sp. in frogs and toads. Front Vet Sci, 12:1568298.

Santos PS, Silva IC, Miguel MC, Couto RM, Tavares LE, Ferreira VL, Paiva F. 2025. Interactions between endoparasites and anurans in the Nhecolândia Pantanal, Brazil. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet, 34(2):e000425.

Slack KL, Groffen J, Davis AK, Hopkins WA. 2025. Parasite infections influence immunological responses but not reproductive success of male hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). Integr Org Biol, 7(1):obaf006.

Tsuchida K, Urabe M, Nishikawa K. 2025. Seasonal change and phylogenetic position of Kamegainema cingula (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) parasitic in Japanese giant salamanders. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 26:101052.

Vélez M, Rödel MO, Carvajal V, Donoso DA, Guerra MA. 2025. First report of flesh-fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) myiasis in little-devil poison frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Ecuador. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 27:101093.

Villegas-Ojeda MA, Fernández-Marinone G, Jofré M, González C. 2025. First report of Aplectana hylambatis (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in amphibians from the San Luis province, Argentina. Rev Mex Biodivers, 96:e965370.

Weng M, Liu X, Zhang C, Shu R, Wang A, Zhang H, Wang X, Yang H, Zhang J. 2025. A global review of the zoonotic potential and disease risks of amphibian parasites in bullfrog aquaculture. Rev Aquacult, 17(3):e70030.

Yıldırımhan HS, Sümer N, Redhwan AM, Bülbül U, Karış M, Civil Y, Dirshe MW. 2025. Helminth fauna of the yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) from north-western Türkiye. Acta Zool Bulg, 77(2).