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New Locality Record for the Reptile Tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) on the Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines |
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| Creator | Ace Kevin S. Amarga |
| Title | New Locality Record for the Reptile Tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) on the Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines |
| Contributor | Geleena A. Gestiada and Christian B. Cuevas |
| Publisher | National Science Museum, Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 16 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 87-91 |
| Keyword | Distribution, ectoparasite, reptile, tick. |
| URL Website | http://www.thnhmjournal.com/ |
| Website title | thnhmjournal |
| ISSN | 1686-770X |
| Abstract | Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 is an Oriental and Australasian hard tick primarily associated with reptiles, particularly order Squamata. It is widespread across Southeast Asia where it usually parasitic on skinks, monitor lizards, and snakes. Here, we present a new locality record for A. helvolum parasitizing Gray’s keeled skink (Tropidophorus grayi) in Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines. Also, this is the second published documentation of A. helvolum on the Bicol Peninsula after it was first reported in 1988. |
