First record of Ornithodoros faccinii (Acari: Argasidae) on toads of genus Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil
Abstract Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species. In this study, we identified ticks that were collected from toads t...
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Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
2018-05-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612018005005116&lng=en&tlng=en |