Ambyomma crassum Robinson, 1926

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Ambyomma crassum Robinson, 1926

It has been reported parasitizing reptiles in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, ( Jones et al. 1972; Onofrio et al. 2006; Voltzit 2007). Females of this species have been collected in Colombia from Geochelone denticulata ( Testudo tabulata ), which are also known as Morrocoy ( Wramc 1998). In Colombia, females removed from these tortoises were originally described by Robinson (1926). This researcher collected them in the Darien department of Chocó; today, the sample is deposited in the RML Rocky Mountain Laboratories ( Gray 1861; Méndez and Ortíz 1957; Garcés-Restrepo et al. 2013b). Subsequently, it was also reported in Venezuela, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica ( Amorim et al. 2013) as well as on river turtles from Villavicencio (Meta department) by Osorno-Mesa; however, there was no characterization based on the sex of the specimens ( Osorno-Mesa 1942; Méndez and Ortíz 1957). Méndez and Ortíz conducted an expedition to the Orinoco Delta and collected two males and four females from Morrocoy ( Testudo sp. ). These samples were deposited in the Museo de Historia Natural de la Salle ( Méndez and Ortíz 1957).