Ticks (Acari: Argasidae and Ixodidae) infesting amphibians and reptiles in Northeastern Brazil
2018
Alcantara, Edna Paulino de | Ferreira-Silva, Cristiana | Ávila, Robson Waldemar | Pacheco, Richard de Campos | Martins, Thiago Fernandes | Muñoz-leal, Sebastián | Morais, Drausio Honorio
Ticks collected on 21 different species of amphibians and reptiles captured during 2001 to 2017 in the northeast Brazil were identified. Overall, 227 individuals (185 larvae, 32 nymphs, 7 adults females and 3 males) identified as follow: Amblyomma dissimile, Amblyomma rotundatum, Amblyomma sp. larvae, Ornithodoros mimon, Ornithodoros rietcorreai, and an Ornithodoros sp. Herein, we present 25 new tick-host associations, thus contributing to the knowledge on tick-fauna associated to amphibians and reptiles from Brazilian northeast.
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