摘要
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.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 931-943 |
頁數 | 13 |
期刊 | Systematic and Applied Acarology |
卷 | 28 |
發行號 | 5 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 2023 5月 31 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生態學、進化論、行為學與系統學
- 生態學
- 昆蟲科學