A record of tick nymphs parasitizing a Taiwanese rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) and a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) from West-Central Taiwan

dc.contributor.author	Norval, Gerrut	en
dc.contributor.author	Robbins R.G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Kolonin G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Mao J.-J.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.citation	Herpetology Notes	en
dc.identifier.citation	2	en
dc.identifier.citation	1	en
dc.identifier.issn	20715773	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7110
dc.description.abstract	On the 7th of October, 2007, a juvenile female Orthriophis taeniurus friesi was caught in a restaurant near Lan-tan Reservoir, in the northern district of Chiayi City, Taiwan, andon the 21st of May, 2009, at ca.11:00, a sub-adult female Naja atra was caught outside an orchidgreenhouse in Jinghe Village, Shueishang District, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Inspection of the snakes revealed that they were being parasitized by tick nymphs. Our report constitutes the first description of tick parasitism of Naja atra in Taiwan and highlights the need for further studies of ticks from this area.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Amblyomma sp.nymphs; Ectoparasite; Elaphe taeniura friesei Amblyomma; Ixodida; Naja atra; Orthriophis taeniurus; Rattus; Serpentes	en
dc.title	A record of tick nymphs parasitizing a Taiwanese rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) and a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) from West-Central Taiwan	en
dc.type	Article	en