Amblyomma clypeolatum

The Asian tortoise tick, (Amblyomma clypeolatum) is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma. The tick is a parasite of tortoises,[1] such as Geochelone elegans, domestic dogs, buffaloes.[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Adult tick is about 3 cm in length.[3]

Amblyomma clypeolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Parasitiformes
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Subfamily:
Hyalomminae
Genus:
Amblyomma
Species:
A. clypeolatum
Binomial name
Amblyomma clypeolatum
Neumann, 1899
Synonyms
  • Amblyomma atrogenatum Nuttall & Warburton, 1908
  • Amblyomma zeylanicum Neumann, 1908
  • Amblyomma (Adenopleura) clypeolatum Santos Dias, 1993
  • Amblyomma (Xiphiastor) clypeolatum Camicas et al., 1998

References
  1. "First report of Amblyomma clypeolatum Neumann (Acari : Ixodida : Ixodidae) from the Union of Myanmar, with two new records from tortoises". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "Species of Ticks in Domestic and Wild Animals in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. "Mites belong to the class Arachnida". Acari.be. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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