An instance of Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (Boie, 1827) (reptilia: Colubridae) being parasitized by Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (acari: Ixodidae), with comments about the attachment sites of this tick species

Jean-Jay Mao; Gerrut Norval; Richard G Robbins; Siew Te Wong

doi:10.24349/acarologia/20194316

An instance of Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (Boie, 1827) (reptilia: Colubridae) being parasitized by Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (acari: Ixodidae), with comments about the attachment sites of this tick species

Jean-Jay Mao, Gerrut Norval, Richard G Robbins, Siew Te Wong

College of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Ectoparasites, such as ticks, may exhibit preferences for particular attachment sites on various hosts, since the choice of attachment sites may affect tick survival. Herein we report an instance of a mangrove snake, Boiga dendrophila dendrophila, being parasitized by the tick Amblyomma helvolum, with comments on this tick’s attachment sites. Our collection of A. helvolum appears to be the first record of this species from Sandakan, a city on the northeast coast of Borneo, in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-119
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acarologia
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20194316
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2019

Keywords

Amblyomma helvolum
Attachment site
Boiga dendrophila
Borneo
Malaysia
Saba

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An instance of Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (Boie, 1827) (reptilia: Colubridae) being parasitized by Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (acari: Ixodidae), with comments about the attachment sites of this tick species. / Mao, Jean-Jay; Norval, Gerrut; Robbins, Richard G et al.
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