First Record of Amblyomma dissimile Infesting the South American Common Toad (Rhinella margaritifera) in French Guiana

Crystal Kelehear; Stephanie J. Keightley; Christopher M. Ritzi

doi:10.1654/1525-2647-84.2.163

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Crystal Kelehear,^1,* Stephanie J. Keightley,² Christopher M. Ritzi³

¹1 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, Republic of P
²2 239 Beaver St., Fernie, British Columbia V0B1M1, Canada (e-mail: stephanie.keightley@gmail.com)
³3 Department of Biology, Geology, and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas 79

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

We report herein a nymphal Amblyomma dissimile Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing an adult Rhinella margaritifera (Anura: Bufonidae) in lowland tropical rainforest in French Guiana. This is the first report of a tick parasitizing R. margaritifera.

The Helminthological Society of Washington

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Crystal Kelehear, Stephanie J. Keightley, and Christopher M. Ritzi "First Record of Amblyomma dissimile Infesting the South American Common Toad (Rhinella margaritifera) in French Guiana," Comparative Parasitology 84(2), 163-164, (1 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-84.2.163

Published: 1 July 2017

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