Amblyomma varanense

Species of tick

Amblyomma varanense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Amblyomma
Species:
A. varanense
Binomial name
Amblyomma varanense
Supino, 1897
Synonyms
  • Aponomma barbouri Anastos, 1950
  • Aponomma gervaisi lucasi Warburton, 1910
  • Aponomma lucasi Schulze, 1933
  • Aponomma quadratum Cooper & Robinson, 1908
  • Aponomma varanense Santos Dias, 1958
  • Aponomma varanensis Santos Dias, 1958
  • Aponomma (Aponomma) varanense Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994
  • Ixodes varanensis Supino, 1897

The Asian monitor lizard tick, (Amblyomma varanense) is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma. It is found in India, Thailand, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.[1] Adults parasitize various reptiles such as varanids and snakes. These ticks are potential vectors of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details : Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ Sumrandee, C; Hirunkanokpun, S; Doornbos, K; Kitthawee, S; Baimai, V; Grubhoffer, L; Trinachartvanit, W; Ahantarig, A (2014). "Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand". Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 5 (6): 632–40. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.013. PMID 25027232.
Taxon identifiers
Amblyomma varanense

External links

  • Asian monitor lizard tick - Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
  • Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
  • [263930612_Molecular_detection_of_Rickettsia_species_in_Amblyomma_ticks_collected_from_snakes_in_Thailand Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand]
  • The description of the larva of Amblyomma romitii
  • Molecular evidence of potential novel spotted fever group rickettsiae, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in Amblyomma ticks parasitizing wild snakes


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