| Batracobdella algira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Batracobdella |
| Species: | B. algira |
| Binomial name | |
| Batracobdella algira (Moquin-Tandon, 1864) | |
Batracobdella algira is a species of leech in the family Glossiphoniidae which parasitizes amphibians such as frogs and salamanders. It favours warmer climes, and is found in southern and eastern Europe, North Africa, and southern England.
Batracobdella algira is a parasite of amphibians, and has been reported feeding on the salamanders Speleomantes supramontis and Hydromantes genei; the frogs Rana ridibunda, Rana temporaria, and Discoglossus pictus; and the toads Bufo mauritanicus and Bufo bufo.
