Open AccessAmblyomma gervaisi (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Amblyomma) infestation in a Rat Snake from northwestern Himalayan region: a case study
Author(s) -
Aman Dev Moudgil,
Ankur Sharma,
Adarsh Kumar,
Amit Singla,
Surender Bansal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.4449.12.15.17165-17167
Subject(s) - ixodidae , amblyomma , ehrlichiosis , rickettsiosis , biology , anaplasmosis , tick , zoology , tick borne disease , tick infestation , infestation , veterinary medicine , acari , ecology , rickettsia , virology , botany , medicine , virus
Along with a number of hosts, ticks are also capable of infesting snakes and transmitting rickettsiosis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis. In the present study, ticks recovered from a Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa were collected and identified as Amblyomma gervaisi (previously known as Aponomma gervaisi). The case reports pertaining to observation of ticks (especially A. gervaisi) on reptile (snake) hosts are restricted to southern, eastern and western parts of India and the present study claims to be the first documented report of Amblyomma gervaisi ticks from Rat Snakes of northwestern Himalayan region.