Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia

Mario Fernando Garcés-Restrepo; Alan Giraldo; John L. Carr; Lisa D. Brown

doi:10.1590/S1676-06032013000300009

Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia

Mario Fernando Garcés-Restrepo, Alan Giraldo, John L. Carr, Lisa D. Brown

Biology

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Abstract

This study provides an update on the ectoparasites (ticks and leeches) associated with Rhinoclemmys annulata and provides new accounts on the ectoparasites associated with R. nasuta, R. melanosterna and Kinosternon leucostomum from the Pacific coast of Colombia. The presence of Amblyomma sabanerae on R. nasuta and R. melanosterna provided two new host records for the tick species. Also, the documentation of A. sabanerae from the Department of Valle del Cauca represents a new department record for the species in Colombia. Placobdella ringueleti was identified from R. nasuta and K. leucostomum, which represents a new host record for the leech species, as well as a significant extension of the known range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	74-79
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biota Neotropica
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032013000300009
State	Published - 2013

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Keywords

Amblyomma sabanerae
Kinosternon leucostomum
Leech
Placobdella ringueleti
Rhinoclemmys annulata
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna
Rhinoclemmys nasuta
Testudines
Tick

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