摘要：

Leeches were sampled from 2 turtle species, and , from 9 rivers spanning the Kimberley Plateau of Western Australia, Australia. was collected from both turtle taxa across the Kimberley Plateau, and was collected from a single specimen of in the Fitzroy River, the westernmost catchment of the sample area. Relative prevalence of was influenced by host behavior, with a 10-fold difference in prevalence on the sit-wait predator (37.4–42.2%) in comparison with the more actively swimming (1.3–3.7%). The prevalence of parasitism was not substantially different between sites for each species. These are new host and locality records for Euhirudinea in Australia.

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