New host records of the reptile tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) in Taiwan

Ace Kevin S. Amarga; Jhan-Wei Lin; Hui-Yun Tseng; Richard G. Robbins; Mackenzie L. Kwak; Si-Min Lin

doi:10.11158/saa.28.5.13

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31 May 2023 New host records of the reptile tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) in Taiwan

Ace Kevin S. Amarga, Jhan-Wei Lin, Hui-Yun Tseng, Richard G. Robbins, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Si-Min Lin

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 28(5):931-943 (2023). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.5.13

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Amblyomma helvolum Koch is an Asiatic reptile-associated tick that usually inhabits tropical forests and is primarily parasitic on varanids, skinks, and snakes. In Taiwan, A. helvolum has been reported on Elaphe carinata (Taiwan stink snake) and Ptyas mucosa (Oriental rat snake). Herein, we report new host records of A. helvolum in Taiwan from the following squamate species: Diploderma swinhonis (Swinhoe's japalure), Eutropis longicaudata (Long-tailed sun skink), Oligodon formosanus (Taiwan kukri), Sphenomorphus incognitus (Brown forest skink), and Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Chinese green tree viper). In addition, we present an overview of the distribution of A. helvolum across its range and its association with reptilian microbial agents.

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Ace Kevin S. Amarga, Jhan-Wei Lin, Hui-Yun Tseng, Richard G. Robbins, Mackenzie L. Kwak, and Si-Min Lin "New host records of the reptile tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) in Taiwan," Systematic and Applied Acarology 28(5), 931-943, (31 May 2023). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.5.13

Received: 18 January 2023; Accepted: 4 May 2023; Published: 31 May 2023

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