Amblyomma gervaisi
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Amblyomma gervaisi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Amblyomma |
Species: | A. gervaisi
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Binomial name | |
Amblyomma gervaisi (Lucas, 1847)
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Amblyomma gervaisi is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma.[1] The tick is a parasite of snakes, such as Naja naja, Python molurus species and monitor species such as Varanus ocellatus, Varanus yemenensis, Varanus benghalensis, Varanus griseus and many other Varanus species in southeastern Asia and Asia-minor.[2] They exhibit sexual dimorphism.[3] They can be found in Sri Lanka, India, Yemen, Saudi Arabia.[4] It is a potential vector for Coxiella burnetii.[5]
References
- ^ "Species Details : Amblyomma gervaisi Lucas, 1847". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "A Revised List of Ixodid Ticks Known to the Yemen Monitor (Varanus yemenensis); with a Review of the Ixodid Tick (Ixodoidea) Species Known to African and Arabian Monitor Lizards [Varanidae: Polydaedalus]". International Varanid Interest Group. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.505.8599.
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(help) - ^ Ghosh, HS; Misra, KK (2012). "Scanning electron microscope study of a snake tick, Amblyomma gervaisi (Acari: Ixodidae)". J Parasit Dis. 36 (2): 239–50. doi:10.1007/s12639-012-0117-0. PMC 3427664. PMID 24082536.
- ^ Bayless, Mark K. (2006). "A review of the ixodid tick species Amblyomma gervaisi (Ixodoidea) and its host Varanus sp. (Sauria: Varanidae) from Yemen". Zoology in the Middle East. 39: 119–120. doi:10.1080/09397140.2006.10638196. S2CID 84277111.
- ^ Ahantarig, Arunee; Trinachartvanit, Wachareeporn; Grubhoffer, Libor; Baimai, Visut; Kitthawee, Sangvorn; Doornbos, Kathryn; Hirunkanokpun, Supanee; Sumrandee, Chalao (2014). "Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 5 (6): 632–640. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.013. PMID 25027232. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
- Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
- Amblyomma gervaisi - ZipcodeZoo
- Microscopic anatomy of the Haller’s organ of snake ticks
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