Data from: The dataset of ticks in South America

The datasets of records of the distribution of ticks are invaluable tools
to understand the phylogenetic patterns of evolution of ticks and the
abiotic traits to which they are associated. Such datasets require an
exhaustive collection of bibliographical references. In most cases, it is
necessary the confirmation of reliable identification of ticks, together
with an update of the scientific names of the vertebrate hosts. For some
biogeographic regions, these data are not easily available, because many
records were published in the so-called “grey literature”. We introduce
the Dataset of Ticks in South America, a repository that collates data on
more than 7,000 records of ticks, together with a set of abiotic traits,
curated from satellite-derived information over the complete target
region. The dataset includes data about ticks collected on wild hosts,
with a special chapter devoted to species of cattle. It includes details
of the phylogenetic relationships of the species of hosts, to provide
researchers with both the biotic and abiotic traits, driving the
distribution of ticks in South America.