Infestation of free-ranging reptiles by ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Acre, western Brazilian Amazon

Vanessa Lima de Souza,Thiago F. Martins,Paulo Roberto Melo-Sampaio,Marcelo B. Labruna,Sandra Eloisi Denardi-Ghelle,Edson Guilherme,Francisco Glauco de Araújo Santos,Moisés Barbosa de Souza

Infestation of free-ranging reptiles by ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Acre, western Brazilian Amazon

2020

Vanessa Lima de Souza
Thiago F. Martins
Paulo Roberto Melo-Sampaio
Marcelo B. Labruna
Sandra Eloisi Denardi-Ghelle
Edson Guilherme
Francisco Glauco de Araújo Santos
Moisés Barbosa de Souza

The ticks of the family Ixodidae are haematophagous mites that are known to parasitize an ample variety of vertebrates. The present study investigated the ticks associated with free-ranging reptile...

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Biology
Infestation
Acre
Zoology
Amazon rainforest
Acari
Ixodidae
Amblyomma
free ranging

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