 Reference Base  Checklist of the ticks found on the larger game animals i... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Diseases - Parasites |
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White Rhino |
Ticks found on 'Rhinoceros sp.' in Natal game reserves:
Amblyomma hebraeum
Amblyomma rhinocerotis
Hyalomma truncatum
Dermacentor rhinocerinus
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Rhipicephalus maculatus
Rhipicephalus simus
Amblyomma marmoreum, off white rhino, may be a purely incidental occurrence (present in Zululand), thus far not recorded off rhino elsewhere. It cannot be A. sparsum, the Tortoise-Rhino-Buffalo-tick, as this species is not known in Zululand. It cannot be A. nuttalli, which does occur in Zululand, but as yet has never been recorded from rhino.
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