47. Amblyomma geochelone Durden, Keirans & Smith, 2002 .

Afrotropical: 1) Madagascar (Durden et al. 2002).

Amblyomma geochelone may be a synonym of Amblyomma chabaudi . Both species feed on tortoises in Madagascar, are morphologically similar, and share a gene sequence that is also found in Amblyomma loculosum, a parasite of marine birds, an unexpected finding (Kushimo 2013, Guglielmone et al. 2020).