Bothriocroton hydrosauri

M: Lucas (1861), under the name Ixodes trachysauri, a synonym of Bothriocroton hydrosauri F: Denny (1843), under the name Ixodes hydrosauri and given its current status in Klompen et al. (2002) N: Roberts (1953), under the name Aponomma hydrosauri L: Roberts (1953), under the name Aponomma trachysauri Redescriptions M: Neumann (1899), Roberts (1970), Kaufman (1972), Santos Dias (1993) and Andrews et al. (2006), all under the name Aponomma hydrosauri, Barker and Walker (2014) F: Roberts (1970), Kaufman (1972), Santos Dias (1993) and Andrews et al. (2006), all under the name Aponomma hydrosauri, Barker and Walker (2014) N: Roberts (1970), under the name Aponomma hydrosauri L: Roberts (1969), under the name Aponomma hydrosauri Note: see Bothriocroton tachyglossi for its confusion with Bothriocroton hydrosauri.

An Australasian species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Squamata: Scincidae, but they have also been collected from Squamata: Elapidae, and Monotremata: Tachyglossidae (provisional). Adults and larvae have been collected from Squamata: Agamidae; adult ticks alone have been recovered from Artiodactyla: Bovidae, and Squamata: Varanidae; and nymphs have been found on Testudines: Chelidae. Bothriocroton hydrosauri is a rare parasite of humans.