02648     2200325   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036007000300056008003900059082001500098084002100113100001700134245019300151260006000344300001300404650002000417650001800437650002300455650002200478700002600500700002200526700002000548700001900568700002400587700001700611520160700628856003302235250003902268990001502307INLIS00000000001931520250227025058  a0010-0225000001ta250227                |          | |    aARTVET2495  aARTVET2495 RYA a0 aRYANKA EDILA1 aA comprehensive study on the occurrence rate and morphology  characteristics of the acanthocephalan parasite in Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia /cRYANKA EDILA  aSurakarta :bSociety for Indonesian Biodiversity,c2024  a6 :bill 4aACANTHOCEPHALAN 4aHELMINTHIASIS 4aINFECTIOUS DISEASE 4aNEGLECTED DISEASE0 aMUSTOFA HELMI EFFENDI0 aLUCIA TRI SUWANTI0 aHYUCK-KEUN KWON0 aADITYA YUDHANA0 aAPRIL HARI WARDHANA0 aANISA ALHADA  aEdila R, Effendi MH, Suwanti LT, Kwon H-K, Yudhana A, Wardhana AH, Alhada A. 2024. A comprehensive study on the occurrence rate and morphology characteristics of the acanthocephalan parasite in Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 516-521. Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) are increasingly popular as pets worldwide and are often consumed by several communities in Indonesia. This trend needs attention from a public health perspective because it can potentially cause zoonotic diseases, including parasitic diseases. There is no comprehensive report on the prevalence of acanthocephalan parasite infection in Naja sputatrix. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence rate of acanthocephalan infection and provide a detailed description of the morphology and morphometry in N. sputatrix from Indonesia. Ethical approval was obtained, and a total of 51 living wild-caught Javan spitting cobra was collected from local sellers. All samples were euthanized and observed for the presence of acanthocephalan. The total prevalence was recorded at 47.05%. A total of 56 acanthocephalans were collected, which were divided into 11 (19.6%) infecting muscles, 28 (50%) in viscera, and 17 (30.3%) located in subcutaneous tissues. The body length and diameter were 25-41 mm and 1.31-1.5 mm, respectively, with a proboscis diameter of 0.61-0.74 mm with 3 anterior hooks and 5-6 posterior rootless spines. This study represents the first detailed exploration of acanthocephalan's prevalence, morphological features, and morphometry in snakes in Indonesia.  aDOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d250210  aVolume 25, Number 2, February 2024  aARTVET2495