Amblyomma varium, or carrapato-gigante-da-preguiça (sloth's giant tick), is a species of hard-backed ticks of the genus Amblyomma, a blood feeding parasite. The adult stage of this tick is specific to the sloths Bradypus tridactylus, Bradypus variegatus, Bradypus torquatus, Choloepus hoffmanni and Choloepus didactylus,[1] with others being considered only incidental infections. It can be found in South America.[1][2]
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- ^ a b Marques, Sandro; Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes; Faccini, João Luiz Horacio; Onofrio, Valeria Castilho (2002). "Brazilian distribution of Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), a common parasite of sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 97 (8): 1141–1146. doi:10.1590/s0074-02762002000800014. ISSN 0074-0276. PMID 12563481.
- ^ Gilmore, D.P.; Da Costa, C.P.; Duarte, D.P.F. (January 2001). "Sloth biology: an update on their physiological ecology, behavior and role as vectors of arthropods and arboviruses". Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 34 (1): 9–25. doi:10.1590/s0100-879x2001000100002. ISSN 0100-879X.
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