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Medicina Veterinária • Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. 70 (01) • Jan-Feb 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-9605   copy

First record of males of Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: ixodidae) on yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) in the Amazonas state, Brazilian Amazon: case report

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ABSTRACT

The Amblyomma rotundatum tick is a parthenogenetic species, found mainly in wild amphibians and reptiles in all Brazilian biomes. The present report records the occurrence of two males of this ixodid species found on yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) from the municipality of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Keywords:
ticks; Amblyomma rotundatum; males

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