A record of tick nymphs parasitizing a Taiwanese rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) and a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) from West-Central Taiwan

Gerrut Norval; Richard G. Robbins; Gennady Kolonin; Jean-Jay Mao

A record of tick nymphs parasitizing a Taiwanese rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) and a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) from West-Central Taiwan

Gerrut Norval, Richard G. Robbins, Gennady Kolonin, Jean-Jay Mao

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Abstract

On the 7^th of October, 2007, a juvenile female Orthriophis taeniurus friesi was caught in a restaurant near Lan-tan Reservoir, in the northern district of Chiayi City, Taiwan, andon the 21^st of May, 2009, at ca.11:00, a sub-adult female Naja atra was caught outside an orchidgreenhouse in Jinghe Village, Shueishang District, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Inspection of the snakes revealed that they were being parasitized by tick nymphs. Our report constitutes the first description of tick parasitism of Naja atra in Taiwan and highlights the need for further studies of ticks from this area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-153
Number of pages	3
Journal	Herpetology Notes
Volume	2
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amblyomma sp.nymphs
Ectoparasite
Elaphe taeniura friesei

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A record of tick nymphs parasitizing a Taiwanese rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) and a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) from West-Central Taiwan

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