Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia

Biota Neotropica

Mario Fernando Garcés-restrepo¹  Alan Giraldo¹  John L. Carr¹  Lisa D. Brown¹ 

关键词: tick;    leech;    Testudines;    Rhinoclemmys annulata;    Rhinoclemmys melanosterna;    Rhinoclemmys nasuta;    Kinosternon leucostomum;    Amblyomma sabanerae;    Placobdella ringueleti;    garrapata;    sanguijuela;    Testudines;    Rhinoclemmys annulata;    Rhinoclemmys melanosterna;    Rhinoclemmys nasuta;    Kinosternon leucostomum;    Amblyomma sabanerae;    Placobdella ringueleti;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1676-06032013000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study provides an update on the ectoparasites (ticks and leeches) associated with Rhinoclemmys annulata and provides new accounts on the ectoparasites associated with R. nasuta, R. melanosterna andKinosternon leucostomum from the Pacific coast of Colombia. The presence ofAmblyomma sabanerae on R. nasuta and R. melanosterna provided two new host records for the tick species. Also, the documentation ofA. sabanerae from the Department of Valle del Cauca represents a new department record for the species in Colombia. Placobdella ringueleti was identified fromR. nasuta and K. leucostomum, which represents a new host record for the leech species, as well as a significant extension of the known range.

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