Records of three mammal tick species parasitizing an atypical host, the multi-ocellated racerunner lizard, in arid regions of Xinjiang, China

Records of three mammal tick species parasitizing an atypical host, the multi-ocellated racerunner lizard, in arid regions of Xinjiang, China

Abstract Background Ticks are ectoparasites that feed on blood of a broad taxonomical range of terrestrial and flying vertebrates and are distributed across a wide range of environmental settings. To date, the species identity, diversity, and relationships among the ticks on lizards in China have be...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhou, Jiao Li, Xianguang Guo, Jinlong Liu, Qi Song, Xiong Gong, Han Chen, Jianhui Zhang, Jinlei He, Zhiwan Zheng, Dali Chen, Jianping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick
Lizard
Xinjiang
Hyalomma asiaticum
Rhipicephalus turanicus
Haemaphysalis sulcata
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04639-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04639-z

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