Finding one individual of Aplectana sp. in one E. orbicularis could
be accidental. The four species of genus Aplectana described in the
Iberian Peninsula are parasites of amphibians (Rana perezi,
Bufo bufo and Bufo calamita) (Lluch et al., 1987). Because these
amphibian species are present in the study area (Díaz-Paniagua
et al., 2005) it is possible that the parasite was ingested during
predation.