TABLE 1 in A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago

TABLE 1: List of tick species, infested hosts and the year recorded in Trinidad and Tobago Tick speciesInfested hostsReferencesArgas miniatusFowlKohls et al. 1970; Jones et al. 1972Argas persicusFowlHart 1899Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) azteciBats (Desmodus rotundus rotundus, Lonchorhina aurita)Kohls et al. 1969O. (A.) capensisBirds – Brown noddy tern (Anous stolidus), Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia)Kohls et al. 1965; Aitken et al. 1968bO. (A.) denmarkiBirds – Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) & noddy terns (Anous stolidus)Kohls et al. 1965; Aitken et al. 1968; Aitken et al. 1969; Jonkers et al. 1973O. (A.) haseiBat (Noctilio leporinus leporinus)Kohls et al. 1965; Jones et al. 1972O. (A.) puertoricensisRodents (Proechimys guyanensis trinitatus, Nectomys squamipes)Kohls et al. 1965; Endris et al. 1989O. (Subparmatus) viguerasiBats (Pteronotus davyi & P.r. rubiginosa & Mormoops megalophylla tumidiceps)Kohls et al. 1965; Aitken et al. 1968aAmblyomma auriculariumArmadillosJones et al. 1972; Voltzit 2007A. cajennenseCattle, Sheep, Goats, Horses, Donkeys, Buffaloes, Dogs and ManNeumann 1899; Nuttall et al. 1926; Aitken et al. 1958; Clarkson 1969; Smith 1973; Smith 1974; Smith 1975; Dindial 1977A. calcaratumAnteaters (Tamandua longicaudata), Birds, Small wild animals, ManAitken et al. 1968a; Jones et al. 1972; Smith 1974A. dissimileSnake, Lizard (Ameiva ameiva & Tupinambis nigropunctatus), Caimans, Toad (Bufo marinus) Amphibians, Small wild animals, Lachesis mutus, IguanaNuttall 1926; Turk 1948; Aitken et al. 1968a; Aitken et al. 1969; Smith 1974; Keirans 1982; Voltzit 2007A. humeraleTortoise (Geochelone denticulate), Reptiles, Rodents (Oryzomys capito and Proechimys guyannensis)Aitken et al. 1968a; Everard and Tikasingh 1973; Robbins et al. 2003; Voltzit 2007A. longirostreBirds, Porcupines, Small wild animalsAitken et al. 1968a; Aitken et al. 1969; Smith 1974A. nodosumBirds and AnteatersJones et al. 1972; Nava et al. 2007A. ovaleDogsSmith 1974A. rotundatumToadsJones et al. 1972Dermacentor nitensHorses, DonkeysSmith 1974; Dindial 1977Haemaphysalis juxtakochiBrocket deer (Mazama rufa)Kohls 1960; Dindial 1977Paca (Coelogenys paca)Ixodes downsiBat (Anoura g. geoffroyi)Kohls 1957I. luciaeRodents (Oryzomys capito, O. laticeps, O. concolor, Proechimys guyannensis, Zygodontomys, Heteromys, Didelphis marsupialis & Marmosa), Marsupials, Small wild animalsFairchild et al. 1966; Aitken et al. 1968a; Aitken et al. 1969; Smith 1974; Dindial 1977Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplusCattleThomas 1963; Aitken et al. 1968a; Aitken et al. 1969; Clarkson 1969; Smith 1973; Smith 1974; Dindial 1977R. sanguineusDogsAitken et al. 1968a; Aitken et al. 1969; Smith 1974; Dindial 1977