Amblyomma gervaisi

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]

Amblyomma gervaisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Parasitiformes
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Subfamily:
Hyalomminae
Genus:
Amblyomma
Species:
A. gervaisi
Binomial name
Amblyomma gervaisi
(Lucas, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Aponomma (Aponomma) gervaisi Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994
  • Aponomma (Aponomma) pulchrum Santos Dias, 1993
  • Aponomma gervaisi f. typica Sharif, 1928
  • Aponomma gervaisi Neumann, 1899
  • Aponomma gervaisi toreuma Schulze, 1941
  • Aponomma pulchrum Roberts, 1953
  • Haemaphysalis sindensis Bilques & Masood, 1990
  • Aponomma patagonicum Schulze, 1936
  • Ixodes gervaisii Lucas, 1847
  • Ophiodes gervaisii Murray, 1877
  • Ophiodes ophiophilus Murray, 1877

References
  1. "Species Details : Amblyomma gervaisi Lucas, 1847". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "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. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ahantarig, Arunee; Trinachartvanit, Wachareeporn; Grubhoffer, Libor; Baimai, Visut; Kitthawee, Sangvorn; Doornbos, Kathryn; Hirunkanokpun, Supanee; Sumrandee, Chalao. "Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 5 (6): 632–640. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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