TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Occurrence of the introduced snake mite, Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais, 1844), in the wild in Australia
VL  - 60
IS  - 3
SP  - 559
EP  - 565
PY  - 2020
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Norval, Gerrut
AU  - Halliday, Bruce
AU  - Sih, Andrew
AU  - Sharrad, Robert D.
AU  - Gardner, Michael G.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20204385
DO  - 10.24349/acarologia/20204385
DA  - 2020-07-23
ET  - 2020-07-23
KW  - Adelaide
KW  - Ophionyssus natricis
KW  - Tiliqua rugosa
KW  - Tiliqua scincoides
AB  - The snake mite, Ophionyssus natricis (Acari: Macronyssidae), occurs in many parts of the world and is of animal and human health significance. In Australia Op. natricis is considered an introduced species in parts of coastal eastern and southern Australia and is thought to be absent in the wild. Herein we report on the occurrence of Op. natricis in Adelaide and a rural locality in South Australia on lizards from the genus Tiliqua. We also review previous records of this mite species based on published reports and the examination of museum specimens. The results show that the snake mite has been collected on wild hosts at several localities in at least two states and is therefore not restricted to reptiles in captivity.
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