Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
DEMANSIA PSAMMOPHIS NOTECHIS SCUTATUS POGONA BARBATA. |
| Authors: |
NORVAL, GERRUT1 gerrut.norval@flinders.edu.au, SHARRAD, ROBERT D.1 robert.sharrad@flinders.edu.au, GARDNER, MICHAEL G.1 michael.gardner@flinders.edu.au |
| Source: |
Herpetological Review. Jun2021, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p421-422. 2p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*REPTILES, *NATURAL history, *LIFE sciences |
| Abstract: |
The article reports that common ectoparasites of many reptiles with the exception of a few species are Ornithodoros moubata and Otobius lagophilus and physiologically has adapted to parasitize particular hosts in Australia. Topics include the fundamental aspect in the understanding of the natural history of ticks is therefore to determine which hosts it utilizes at different stages of its lifecycle, and Bothriocroton hydrosauri has been reported to parasitize several reptile species. |
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