Evaluation and selection of predictive models of the Neotropical hard tick Amblyomma patinoi (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

The Amblyomma cajennense complex is represented by six species of hard ticks widely distributed from southern Texas in the United States to northern Argentina. Species within the complex feed on a variety of vertebrate hosts, primarily mammals, including humans, are the main vector of the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, and have been associated with the transmission of several arboviruses. In Colombia, one of the most diverse countries of the Neotropics, two species of the complex have been recorded with sympatric distribution in the northwestern part of the country: Amblyomma mixtum and Amblyomma patinoi. The latter is of medical importance since it has been confirmed as a competent vector of R. rickettsii in inter-Andean valleys of Colombia. Here, we assessed the current distribution of A. patinoi and predicted changes in its distribution over the century under different climate change scenarios. Additionally, we incorporated new records, delved deeper into the distribution of A. pat..., Occurrence data
The search for occurrence records of A. patinoi was conducted on the Web of Science database, without time restrictions. Scientific and review articles were considered if they presented records of ticks, with information on their respective host (Nava et al., 2014; Faccini-Martínez et al., 2015; Acevedo-Gutiérrez et al., 2021; Quintero et al., 2021; Segura et al., 2022; Martínez-Díaz et al., 2023; Polo et al., 2024). Additionally, we searched for records using the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; https://www.gbif.org/). To complement the information obtained from the searches, we reviewed the hard ticks deposited in the ectoparasite collection of the Veterinary Parasitology Laboratory of the National University of Colombia (CVP-UN) in Bogotá. To determine the identity of the reviewed specimens, we morphologically identified hard ticks to the species level following the extended descriptions of the species of the Amblyomma cajennense complex by Nava et al. ..., , # Evaluation and selection of predictive models of the Neotropical hard tick *Amblyomma patinoi* (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qs0t](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qs0t)

## Description of the data and file structure

The experimental efforts for the data collection in the study focused on assessing the current and potential distribution of the tick species *Amblyomma patinoi*. Occurrence records were compiled from databases like Web of Science and GBIF, as well as from biological collections, to map their geographical range. Ticks were morphologically identified, and species distribution models (ENMs) were created using bioclimatic variables. These models considered current climatic conditions and four climate change scenarios, predicting the distribution of *A. patinoi* in Colombia and other Neotropical countries under future conditions.

### Files and variables

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