Unintentional transport of ticks into Taiwan on a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

dc.contributor.author	Norval, Gerrut	en
dc.contributor.author	Robbins R.G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Kolonin G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Shiao P.-J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Mao J.-J.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:23Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:23Z
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/10500/7127
dc.description.abstract	In April 2007, an adult king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, was exported from Malaysia to Taiwan. While the snake was in quarantine, six ticks were collected from the floor of its cage: Amblyomma cordiferum (one female), and Aponomma varanense (two males and three females). This appears to be the first report of the accidental transportation of ticks into Taiwan on imported reptiles.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Amblyomma cordiferum; Aponomma varanense; Ectoparasites; Importation Amblyomma; Aponomma; Ixodida; Ophiophagus hannah; Reptilia	en
dc.title	Unintentional transport of ticks into Taiwan on a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)	en
dc.type	Article	en