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Amblyomma maculatum

Amblyomma maculatum

Koch, 1844

GBIF:259450241

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ND: ND, ND (Woodham et al. 1983; Guzmán-Cornejo et al. 2011). Aldama: ND, B. taurus (CFPP 2014, 2016, 2018). Altamira: ND, B. taurus (CFPP 2016). Gómez Farías: (CLR-V- 04 - 10 - 44) Alta Cima, ND; Casa de Piedra, ND; El Cielo, ND (CONABIO 2019; Chaires-Grijalva & Acuña-Soto 2024) 1. Guerrero: ND, B. taurus (CFPP 2014; 2015; 2016). Reynosa: ND, ND (CONABIO 2021; Chaires-Grijalva & Acuña-Soto 2024) 1; (6 F, 2 M, CNAC 002059) Los 3 García, B. taurus (Guzmán-Cornejo et al. 2011). San Fernando: ND, B. taurus (CFPP 2015, 2016). Soto la Marina: ND, B. taurus (CFPP 2015, 2016); (1 F, LAFC 00471) Ejido El Sabinito, leaf litter (Present study). Villa de Casas: ND, ND (CONABIO 2021; Chaires-Grijalva & Acuña-Soto 2024) 1.
Rodríguez-García, Iram Emmanuel, Coronado-Blanco, Juana María, Garrido-Olvera, Lorena, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, López-Aguirre, Daniel, Estrada-Drouaillet, Benigno, Niño-Maldonado, Santiago, Guerra-Pérez, Antonio (2025): Updated list of tick species (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Tamaulipas: distribution and hosts. Zootaxa 5618 (3): 301-325, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1
Distribution: Tamaulipas Province, and Veracruzan Province. Note: The specimens from Ejido El Sabinito and Reynosa were identified as A. maculatum because they present two spurs on tibiae II-IV; however, the female from Ejido El Sabinito morphologically resembles morphotype III referred to by Lado et al. (2018), which is characterized, among other characters, by presenting one spine and one seta on tibiae of legs II-IV; while the specimens from Reynosa (CNAC 002059) resemble morphotype II, which is characterized by presenting two small spurs on tibiae of legs II-IV. See additional comments on A. triste.
Rodríguez-García, Iram Emmanuel, Coronado-Blanco, Juana María, Garrido-Olvera, Lorena, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, López-Aguirre, Daniel, Estrada-Drouaillet, Benigno, Niño-Maldonado, Santiago, Guerra-Pérez, Antonio (2025): Updated list of tick species (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Tamaulipas: distribution and hosts. Zootaxa 5618 (3): 301-325, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1

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AnimaliaArthropodaArachnidaIxodidaIxodidaeAmblyommaAmblyomma maculatum

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Updated list of tick species (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Tamaulipas: distribution and hosts

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Rodríguez-García, Iram Emmanuel, Coronado-Blanco, Juana María, Garrido-Olvera, Lorena, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, López-Aguirre, Daniel, Estrada-Drouaillet, Benigno, Niño-Maldonado, Santiago, Guerra-Pérez, Antonio (2025): Updated list of tick species (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Tamaulipas: distribution and hosts. Zootaxa 5618 (3): 301-325, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.1

Abstract

The lists of tick species in Tamaulipas are inconsistent because previous studies have focused on only a few tick genera, or general works where ticks are included among other groups of mites or arthropods. For this reason, the objective of this study was to collect previous records and add new ones to generate an updated list of ticks in the state of Tamaulipas and to know their richness, hosts and geographic distribution. For this, a search for published works was carried out through bibliographic searches in databases and academic profiles with different combinations of words used in Spanish and English. In addition, records were obtained from national and international databases. Also, we obtained ticks from vegetation and some vertebrates from February 2022 to February 2023 in two localities: 1) Ejido El Sabinito, Soto la Marina, and 2) Ejido Santa Ana, Victoria. Likewise, we collected ticks during a single visit to two other localities in July 2022 and February 2023: 3) La Bocatoma, Gómez Farías, and 4) Ejido La Libertad (Parque Ecológico Los Troncones), Victoria. A total of 236 records were compiled of previous works, databases, and new collections. The records correspond to 34 tick species, plus new records of Ixodes ca. boliviensis and Amblyomma rotundatum, increasing the list to 36 species distributed in 35 of the 43 municipalities in the state of Tamaulipas. Of the total number of records, 177 corresponded to humans and domestic animals as hosts. Some species of ticks registered for the state can transmit pathogens that cause diaseases such as: anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, rickettsiosis and Lyme. Despite the record of ticks in Tamaulipas, the inventory is far from complete, it is important to continue with research focused on wild hosts.

Rodríguez-García I E, Coronado-Blanco J M, Garrido-Olvera L, Guzmán-Cornejo C, López-Aguirre D, Estrada-Drouaillet B, Niño-Maldonado S, Guerra-Pérez A, plazi (2025). Updated list of tick species (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Tamaulipas: distribution and hosts. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/krcevu accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 4/3/2025View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
259450241
Dataset Key
80bedf77-ccc7-4619-ab21-8d825faaffa5
Origin
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Backbone Key
2183996
Taxon ID
8E1E87827D395976C3D6FA08AF6AF80D.taxon
Last Crawled
6/8/2026
Last Interpreted
6/8/2026
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