Ticks (Acari: Argasidae and Ixodidae) infesting amphibians and reptiles in Northeastern Brazil

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2018-07-01

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De Alcantara, Edna Paulino [UNESP]
Ferreira-Silva, Cristiana [UNESP]
Ávila, Robson Waldemar
De Campos Pacheco, Richard
Martins, Thiago Fernandes
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián
Honorio Morais, Drausio

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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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Amblyomma, Ectoparasites, Ornithodoros

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, v. 23, n. 8, p. 1497-1508, 2018.