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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2004) 9, 33-36Liolaemus jamesi (Boulanger, 1891) (Reptilia: Tropiduridae), a host for the larva of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae)
DANIEL GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA1, JOSÉ M. VENZAL2, MAURICIO FABRY3, ALBERTO A. GUGLIELMONE4
1 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 537, Chillán, Chile. E-mail: danigonz@udec.cl
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Departamento de Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Av. Alberto Lasplaces 1550, CP 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay.3
Zoológico Nacional, Parque Metropolitano de Santiago, Pío Nono 450, Recoleta, Santiago, Chile.4
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, CC 22, CP 2300 Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina.Abstract
Larvae of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901 were collected on a lizard, Liolaemus jamesi (Boulanger, 1891), captured on March 1, 2003 in the vicinity of Surire Salar (18°50´ S 69°06´ W, altitude 4250 m) within Surire National Park, which is located in the Andean Altiplano in the First Administrative Region of Chile. This is the first confirmed record of A. parvitarsum larvae on a lizard. The habitat where the infested lizard was found is shared with South American camelids, the hosts for adults of this tick species.
Key words: Ixodidae, Amblyomma parvitarsum, larvae, Reptilia, Liolaemus jamesi, Andean Altiplano, Chile.
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