Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia

Authors

  • Mario Fernando Garcés-Restrepo Universidad del Valle – UNIVALLE, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología
  • Alan Giraldo Universidad del Valle – UNIVALLE, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología
  • John L. Carr Universidad del Valle – UNIVALLE, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología
  • Lisa D. Brown Louisiana State University – LSU, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences

Keywords:

tick, leech, Testudines, Rhinoclemmys annulata, Rhinoclemmys melanosterna, Rhinoclemmys nasuta, Kinosternon leucostomum, Amblyomma sabanerae, Placobdella ringueleti

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 andKinosternon leucostomum from the Pacific coast of Colombia. The presence ofAmblyomma sabanerae on R. nasuta and R. melanosterna provided two new host records for the tick species. Also, the documentation ofA. sabanerae from the Department of Valle del Cauca represents a new department record for the species in Colombia. Placobdella ringueleti was identified fromR. nasuta and K. leucostomum, which represents a new host record for the leech species, as well as a significant extension of the known range.
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Published

2013-09-01

How to Cite

Garcés-Restrepo, M. F., Giraldo, A., Carr, J. L., & Brown, L. D. (2013). Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia. Biota Neotropica, 13(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1281

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2013): v13n3

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