Biodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nangang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan; School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Wenshan District, Taipei 11677, Taiwan.
Biology Department, De La Salle University, 2401, Taft Avenue, Manila, 1004 Philippines.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Jul;13(4):101958. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101958. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
Amblyomma geoemydae is an oriental tick species primarily associated with turtles and tortoises but also sometimes reported from other vertebrates, including humans. Although A. geoemydae was first reported from the Philippines more than 70 years ago, it has not been reported since, and no local distributional or host data have been published. Herein, we present the first definitive locality report and host record for A. geoemydae in the Philippines. A complete checklist of the known host species from which A. geoemydae has been collected is also presented.
卵形钝缘蜱主要与龟鳖目动物有关联,也有时在其他脊椎动物,包括人类身上被报告,但它是东方种的一种蜱。尽管卵形钝缘蜱在 70 多年前就首次从菲律宾被报道,但此后再无相关记录,也没有关于其本地分布或宿主的数据发表。在此,我们首次在菲律宾报道了卵形钝缘蜱的确定地点和宿主记录。我们还提供了一份已知采集过卵形钝缘蜱的宿主物种的完整清单。