Alvarado-Rybak, MarioValenzuela-Sánchez, AndrésCevidanes, AitorPeñafiel-Ricaurte, AlexandraUribe-Rivera, David E.Flores, EdgardoCunningham, Andrew A.Soto-Azat, Claudio2022-08-172022-08-172018-05Parasitology Research Volume 117, Issue 5, Pages 1643 - 16461 May 201809320113https://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/23564Indexación ScopusAmphibians are hosts for a wide variety of micro- and macro-parasites. Chigger mites from the Hannemania genus are known to infect a wide variety of amphibian species across the Americas. In Chile, three species (H. pattoni, H. gonzaleacunae and H. ortizi) have been described infecting native anurans; however, neither impacts nor the microscopic lesions associated with these parasites have been described. Here, we document 70% prevalence of chigger mite infection in Eupsophus roseus and absence of infection in Rhinoderma darwinii in the Nahuelbuta Range, Chile. Additionally, we describe the macroscopic and microscopic lesions produced by H. ortizi in one of these species, documenting previously undescribed lesions (granulomatous myositis) within the host’s musculature. These findings highlight that further research to better understand the impacts of chigger mite infection on amphibians is urgently required in Chile and elsewhere. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.enTrombiculidaeBrazilAcariformesDarwin’s frogEupsophus roseusHannemaniaIntramuscular cystRosy ground frogArtículoPublisher's Bespoke License10.1007/s00436-018-5822-x