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FIRST RECORD OF AMBLYOMMA ROTUNDATUM KOCH, 1844 (ACARI: IXODIDAE) PARASITIZING CROTALUS DURISSUS CASCAVELLA (WAGLER, 1824) (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE) IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL

AMBLYOMMA ROTUNDATU KOCH, 1844 (ACARI: IXODIDAE) PARASITANDO CROTALUS DURISSUS CASCAVELLA (WAGLER, 1824) (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE) NO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO, BRASIL

ABSTRACT

The occurrence of Amblyomma rotundatum on Crotalus durissus cascavella (neotropical rattlesnake) is reported for the first time not only in the State of Pernambuco but also in Brazil.

KEY WORDS
Amblyomma rotundatum ; Ixodidae; Crotalus durissus cascavella ; Viperidae

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