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Rhipicephalus sanguineus  is the most widely reported tick in the world. Molecular characterisation is important to verify its taxonomic status in the different parts of the world. In this study, we provide information on the molecular characterisation of  R .  sanguineus  tick of dogs collected from Nigeria. Ticks were collected from 62 of 93 sampled dogs. The collected ticks were subjected to morphological identification with the aid of appropriate entomological keys. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was extracted from the most prevalent tick species ( R .  sanguineus ) and was subjected to further molecular characterisation protocols. The partial mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences (∼300 bp) were obtained from representative specimens. Data were statistically analysed using the chi‐square ( χ  2 ) test. Phylogenetic analysis was performed including different lineages of  R .  sanguineus  (sl) from Africa, Asia, Europe and America, and other species belonging to the  R .  sanguineus  ‘tropical lineage’ ( R .  linnaei ) as well as  Rhipicephalus turanicus  and  Ixodes ricinus . Results of this study showed that  R .  sanguineus  was the most abundant ticks of dogs with a prevalence of 61.8% (68/110; 95% CI = 52.5–70.54), followed by  Amblyomma variegatum  (20.0%) and  Haemaphysalis leachi  (18.2%). The molecular analysis shows that they are genetically different from the temperate strains but closely related to those from other West African countries. There is a need to establish the vector competence of this common Nigerian dog tick.

Molecular characterisation of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks from domestic dogs in Nigeria