Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117558, Republic of Singapore.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2020 May;81(1):51-58. doi: 10.1007/s10493-020-00487-1. Epub 2020 Apr 3.
Pulau Tioman is a popular tourist island off the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, known for its vast areas of intact vegetation. Six tick species have been recorded on the island but little is known about their local ecology or public health importance. To facilitate studies of the tick fauna of Pulau Tioman, a checklist of all species and host associations is presented with the first host records, from Pulau Tioman, of Amblyomma helvolum from the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) and Amblyomma varanense from the keeled rat snake (Ptyas carinata). A pictorial key is also presented for all tick species known from the island.
刁曼岛是马来西亚东海岸外的一个热门旅游岛屿，以其大面积完好无损的植被而闻名。该岛上已记录到六种蜱虫物种，但对其当地生态或公共卫生重要性知之甚少。为了促进对刁曼岛蜱类动物群的研究，本文列出了所有物种及其宿主的清单，并首次记录了在亚洲水巨蜥（Varanus salvator）上的黄足硬蜱（Amblyomma helvolum）和在棱鳞蜥（Ptyas carinata）上的印度缘饰硬蜱（Amblyomma varanense）。本文还提供了该岛所有已知蜱种的图片识别钥匙。
