Amblyomma varanense
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Amblyomma |
| Species: | A. varanense
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| Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
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The Asian monitor lizard tick, (Amblyomma varanense) is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma. It is found in India, Thailand, Taiwan and Sri Lanka.[1] Adults parasitize various reptiles such as varanids and snakes. These ticks are potential vectors of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details : Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Sumrandee, C; Hirunkanokpun, S; Doornbos, K; Kitthawee, S; Baimai, V; Grubhoffer, L; Trinachartvanit, W; Ahantarig, A (2014). "Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand". Ticks Tick-Borne Dis. 5 (6): 632–40. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.013. PMID 25027232.
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External links
[edit]- Asian monitor lizard tick - Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
- Borrelia sp. phylogenetically different from Lyme disease- and relapsing fever-related Borrelia spp. in Amblyomma varanense from Python reticulatus
- [263930612_Molecular_detection_of_Rickettsia_species_in_Amblyomma_ticks_collected_from_snakes_in_Thailand Molecular detection of Rickettsia species in Amblyomma ticks collected from snakes in Thailand]
- The description of the larva of Amblyomma romitii
- Molecular evidence of potential novel spotted fever group rickettsiae, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in Amblyomma ticks parasitizing wild snakes
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