Amblyomma varanense

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]

Amblyomma varanense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Superorder:	Parasitiformes
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Subfamily:	Hyalomminae
Genus:	Amblyomma
Species:	A. varanense
Binomial name
Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
Synonyms
Aponomma barbouri Anastos, 1950 Aponomma gervaisi lucasi Warburton, 1910 Aponomma lucasi Schulze, 1933 Aponomma quadratum Cooper & Robinson, 1908 Aponomma varanense Santos Dias, 1958 Aponomma varanensis Santos Dias, 1958 Aponomma (Aponomma) varanense Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994 Ixodes varanensis Supino, 1897

References

1. "Species Details : Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. 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.

External links

• 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