Amblyomma gervaisi (Lucas, 1847)

Petney, Trevor N., Boulanger, Nathalie, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Pfeffer, Martin, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Andrews, Ross H., Ahamad, Mariana, Putthasorn, Noppadon, Muders, Senta V., Petney, David A. & Robbins, Richard G., 2019, Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4558 (1), pp. 1-89 : 16

Amblyomma gervaisi (Lucas, 1847)

Amblyomma gervaisi is found predominantly in broadleaf forests, as well as in desert and xeric shrublands. It has been recorded from Thailand and Vietnam ( Kolonin 2009). It is a parasite of snakes and lizards, with occasional records from birds and mammals. This species can reach high prevalences on captive snakes ( Catherine et al. 2017a), causing pathological changes to the host’s skin ( Catherine et al. 2017b).

The male and female are described and illustrated in Kaufman (1972, as Aponomma gervaisi ). The nymph is described in Neumann (1899) . The larva is undescribed.