Amblyomma parvitarsum (NEUMANN, 1901) (ACARI: IXODIDAE) PARASITIZING A LIZARD OF THE GENUS Phymaturus (IGUANIA: LIOLAEMIDAE) (GRAVENHORST, 1838) IN ARGENTINA

Lizards of the family Liolaemidae are part of the Amblyomma parvitarsum tick cycle, whose findings are rare and almost anecdotal. So far, only lizards of the genus Liolaemus have been recorded as hosts of larval and nymphal stages. A specimen of Phymaturus punae was captured in Iglesia Department, S...

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Autores: Castillo, Gabriel N., González-Rivas, Cynthia Jesica, Acosta, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/513
Acceso en línea:https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/513
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Phymaturus punae
parasitismo
garrapata
ectoparásitos
ectoparasites
tick
parasitism
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Sumario:Lizards of the family Liolaemidae are part of the Amblyomma parvitarsum tick cycle, whose findings are rare and almost anecdotal. So far, only lizards of the genus Liolaemus have been recorded as hosts of larval and nymphal stages. A specimen of Phymaturus punae was captured in Iglesia Department, San Juan Province, Argentina. Inspection in field for ectoparasites was carried out, determining the presence of a tick in the larval stage. In this note, we provide novel information on a new host for larval stages of A. parvitarsum recorded in the province of San Juan, Argentina.