Amblyomma dissimile Koch

Paredes-León, Ricardo, García-Prieto, Luis, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, León-Règagnon, Virginia & Pérez, Tila M., 2008, Metazoan parasites of Mexican amphibians and reptiles, Zootaxa 1904, pp. 1-166 : 71-72

Amblyomma dissimile Koch

Amphibia (A): Body surface.

NA: NA: toads ( Chavarría, 1941). OAXACA: Istmo de Tehuantepec: Rhinella marina (Macias Valadez, 1923) ; Soyaltepec, Tuxtepec: toad ( Hoffmann, 1962). VERACRUZ: Cotaxtla: toad ( Hoffmann, 1962).

YUCATAN: Mérida: Rhinella marina ( Pearse, 1936) ; Mukuyche Cenote (sic.)= Mucuyche Cenote: Rhinella marina ( Pearse, 1936) .

NA: NA ( Koch, 1844); NA: reptiles ( Chavarría, 1941)

Squamata (A): Body surface.

CHIAPAS: Tapachula: iguana ( Hoffmann, 1962) . GUERRERO: Acapulco: Iguana iguana ( Hoffmann, 1962) ; NA: Iguana iguana ( Hoffmann, 1962) ; NA: Iguana iguana ( Robinson, 1926) ; NA: Frontera: snake ( Robinson, 1926); NA: Crotalus durissus , Spilotes pullatus (Quintero et al. 1990) ; NA: Ctenosaura pectinata (Burriedge & Simmons, 2003) (USDA) . OAXACA: Istmo de Tehuantepec: iguanas (Macias Valadez, 1923); Tuxtepec: Iguana iguana ( Keirans, 1985) . VERACRUZ: Río Colorado, Puerto Xochiapa: Iguana iguana ( Hoffmann, 1962) ; NA: Iguana iguana ( Hoffmann, 1962) .

Testudines (A): Body surface.

OAXACA: NA: Rhinoclemmys rubida (RML) ; 2mi NW Tehuantepec: Rhinoclemmys rubida (RML) ; Oscuranos: Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima ( Ernst & Ernst, 1977) ; San Mateo del Mar: Rhinoclemmys rubida ( Ernst & Ernst, 1977) ; Tehuantepec (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec): Rhinoclemmys rubida ( Ernst & Ernst, 1977) . YUCATAN: Chichén Itzá: Rhinoclemmys areolata , Kinosternon leucostomum , Terrapene carolina mexicana ( Pearse, 1936) ; Kaua: turtle ( Wharton, 1938).

Specimens deposited: N (568, 1726), USDA (190743), RML (66172, 66173, 66174, 66177, 66178).

Notes: Keirans (1982) pointed out that specimens cited by Robinson (1926) from Frontera probably correspond to Frontera, Tabasco.

The numbers 66174 and 66178 are included into the range of accession numbers (RML) published by Ernest & Ernest (1977); however, the localities were not refered by these authors. Details of the localities presented here are based on the re-examination of these specimens deposited in the USNTC.

New records:

Amphibia (L, N, A): Body surface.

CHIAPAS: Presa Ocuilapa: Rhinella marina (CNAC002199). JALISCO: Barra de Navidad: toad (CNAC002051). MICHOACAN: NA: Bufo sp. (CNAC002315). OAXACA: Tehuantepec: Rhinella marina (CNAC002190); Tuxtepec: Rhinella marina (CNAC005051, CNAC005073); Tuxtepec: toad (CNAC005135). VERACRUZ: Catemaco: Bufo sp. (CNAC002045), Rhinella marina (CNAC002092, CNAC002317, CNAC005208); Ciudad Alemán, Cosamaloapan: Rhinella marina (CNAC005105); Laguna Encantada: Rhinella marina (CNAC002283).

Notes: Regarding status of hosts referred to as Bufo sp. see note on Amblyomma dissimile .

Squamata (L, N, A): Body surface.

CAMPECHE: Ciudad del Carmen, Playa Bahama: snake (CNAC002274). GUERRERO: Acapulco: iguana (CNAC005092); Laguna de Tres Palos: Iguana iguana (CNAC002047). NAYARIT: 12.5 mi E San Blas: Boa constrictor (CNAC002378); 14 mi E Sn. Blas: Boa constrictor (CNAC002388); Islas Marías: Boa constrictor (CNAC002198); Islas Marías (María Magdalena): Ctenosaura pectinata (CNAC002039); Tecuala: iguana (CNAC002050); Santiago Ixcuintla: Ctenosaura pectinata (CNAC005248); Compostela, Zacualpan: Ctenosaura pectinata (CNAC005247); OAXACA: San Jerónimo: Phrynosoma sp. (CNAC005116); Santa María Tonameca, Barra del Potrero: Ctenosaura pectinata (CNAC005246); San Pedro Mixtepec, Las Negras: Ctenosaura pectinata (CNAC005251); TAMAULIPAS: El Barco: snake (CNAC005087). VERACRUZ: Saladero: “Mazacuata” (CNAC002308); San Juan Evangelista: Iguana iguana (CNAC002285); Veracruz: iguana (CNAC005144).

Testudines (L, N, A): Body surface

YUCATÁN: Panasa (sic.) Panaba: turtle (CNAC002073); San Nicolás, Tizimín: turtle (CNAC002074).

Specimens deposited: CNAC.