Ticks (Acari: Argasidae and Ixodidae) infesting amphibians and reptiles in Northeastern Brazil

EP De Alcantara, C Ferreira-Silva, RW Ávila… - Systematic and applied …, 2018 - BioOne
Ticks collected on 21 different species of amphibians and reptiles captured during 2001 to
2017 in the northeast Brazil were identified. Overall, 227 individuals (185 larvae, 32 nymphs …

Plasmodium parasites in reptiles from the Colombia Orinoco-Amazon basin: a re-description of Plasmodium kentropyxi Lainson R, Landau I, Paperna I, 2001 and …

NE Matta, LP González, MA Pacheco, AA Escalante… - Parasitology …, 2018 - Springer
Colombia is a megadiverse country with about 600 species of reptiles; however, there are
few studies on species of hemoparasites found in this taxonomic group. Here, we document …

[HTML][HTML] Parasitism by Amblyomma rotundatum on Teiidae lizards in the eastern part of the state of Acre, Brazil

SD Tojal, IN Costa, AAR Aguirre, TF Martins… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of the present study was to report on the occurrence of parasitism by Amblyomma
rotundatum ticks on two species of Teiidae lizards and test the presence of rickettsiae in the …

[PDF][PDF] Acari of lizards from Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil

CN de Oliveira, IHMP Campos… - Neotropical Biology …, 2019 - neotropical.pensoft.net
Although mites are often associated with reptiles, there is little information available about
parasites of lizards in Brazil. The aim of this study was to identify the ectoparasites of the …

[PDF][PDF] A description of the male of Geckobiella donnae Paredes-León, Klompen et Pérez, 2012 (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) from captive iguanas in Honduras

S Kalúz, I Literák - Folia Parasitologica, 2019 - folia.paru.cas.cz
Mites of the family Pterygosomatidae are usually infesting lizards, geckos and iguanas. In
this family, the genus Geckobiella Hirst, 1917 comprises 12 species including Geckobiella …