2014
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612014084
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Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon)

Abstract: The Boa constrictor is one of the world's largest vertebrate carnivores and is often found in urban areas in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The morphological identification of ticks collected from 27 snakes indicated the occurrence of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 on all individuals sampled. In contrast, Amblyomma rotundatum Koch was found on only two snakes. An analysis of the 16S rRNA molecular marker confirmed the morphological identification of these ectoparasites.Keywords: Amblyomma dissimile, Amblyomma rotu… Show more

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“…In Brazil, the infestation by A. rotundatum on R. jimi was previously described in the states of Pernambuco (13,27) and Ceará (28). Snakes are frequently found parasitized by ticks (13,(29)(30)(31). The snakes of our study were all infested with A. rotundatum ticks.…”
Section: Hosts and Ticks From Northeast Brazilian Rainforest Fragmentsupporting
confidence: 63%
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“…In Brazil, the infestation by A. rotundatum on R. jimi was previously described in the states of Pernambuco (13,27) and Ceará (28). Snakes are frequently found parasitized by ticks (13,(29)(30)(31). The snakes of our study were all infested with A. rotundatum ticks.…”
Section: Hosts and Ticks From Northeast Brazilian Rainforest Fragmentsupporting
confidence: 63%
“…A previous evaluation of tick parasitism in snakes from a fragment of the Atlantic Forest showed A. rotundatum was the most prevalent, representing 99.1% of all ticks collected (29). However, other tick species, most frequently A. dissimile, are found infesting different snake species (23,25,31). Species from the Boidae family represented 50.1% of reptile species rescued in Salvador, Bahia, between 2012 and 2014 with B. constrictor making up 40.2% of these rescued reptile species.…”
Section: Hosts and Ticks From Northeast Brazilian Rainforest Fragmentmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Amblyomma dissimile é outra espécie apontada como parasita de sapos, serpentes e lagartos (20) . Ainda, segundo Fiorini et al (21) , A. dissimile é a espécie de maior ocorrência em jiboia (B. constrictor). Contudo, isso não foi observado no CETAS-GO.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…De corpo robusto, pode chegar a quatro metros de comprimento. Habita principalmente as regiões temperadas e tropicais, estando amplamente distribuída na América Central e América do Sul (1,5,7,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). Tanto machos quanto fêmeas não atingem a maturidade antes dos cinco anos de idade, porém, estudos feitos por outros autores demonstraram que machos e fêmeas se tornam adultos quando atingem dois metros de comprimento (14).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified