A description of the male of Geckobiella donnae Paredes-Leon, Klompen et Perez, 2012 (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) from captive iguanas in Honduras

Abstract

Males of G. donnae occurred together with females. The male of G. donnae is described here for the first time. We speculated that G. donnae is autochthonous on Isla de Utila with C. bakeri as a natural host or that it was transmitted to C. bakeri from Iguana iguana (Linnaeus) native to Utila or introduced to Utila from the North American/Central American mainland by a host kept as a pet.