Bont Ticks
Amblyomma
Amblyomma, also known as the Bont Ticks, are a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, such as of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil.
This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, after Ixodes and Haemaphysalis, with its species primarily occupying the torrid zones of all the continents. The centre of species diversity is on the American continent, where half of all the species occur. On this continent, Amblyomma species reach far beyond the torrid zone, up to the 40th parallel in the Northern Hemisphere, to the 50th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere, and even reaches the alpine zone of the Andes. They also occur in Eurasia, Africa and Australia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lone Star Tick
speciesAmblyomma americanum
Gulf Coast Tick
speciesAmblyomma maculatum
Cayenne Tick
speciesAmblyomma cajennense
Kangaroo Tick
speciesAmblyomma triguttatum
South African Bont Tick
speciesAmblyomma hebraeum
Amblyomma ovale
speciesAmblyomma ovale
Amblyomma testudinarium
speciesAmblyomma testudinarium
Amblyomma longirostre
speciesAmblyomma longirostre
Amblyomma sylvaticum
speciesAmblyomma sylvaticum
Tortoise Bont Tick
speciesAmblyomma marmoreum
Gopher tortoise Tick
speciesAmblyomma tuberculatum
Amblyomma triste
speciesAmblyomma triste
Amblyomma rotundatum
speciesAmblyomma rotundatum
Amblyomma integrum
speciesAmblyomma integrum
Amblyomma humerale
speciesAmblyomma humerale
Iguana Tick
speciesAmblyomma dissimile
Amblyomma tigrinum
speciesAmblyomma tigrinum
Amblyomma helvolum
speciesAmblyomma helvolum
Amblyomma moreliae
speciesAmblyomma moreliae
Tropical Bont Tick
speciesAmblyomma variegatum
Amblyomma oblongoguttatum
speciesAmblyomma oblongoguttatum
Amblyomma aureolatum
speciesAmblyomma aureolatum
Amblyomma sabanerae
speciesAmblyomma sabanerae
Hinged Tortoise Bont Tick
speciesAmblyomma nuttalli
Amblyomma albolimbatum
speciesAmblyomma albolimbatum
Amblyomma geoemydae
speciesAmblyomma geoemydae
Sea Snake Tick
speciesAmblyomma nitidum
Amblyomma nodosum
speciesAmblyomma nodosum
Amblyomma imitator
speciesAmblyomma imitator
Amblyomma brasiliense
speciesAmblyomma brasiliense
Amblyomma sparsum
speciesAmblyomma sparsum
Seabird Tick
speciesAmblyomma loculosum
Amblyomma scalpturatum
speciesAmblyomma scalpturatum
Amblyomma varium
speciesAmblyomma varium
Amblyomma parvum
speciesAmblyomma parvum
Amblyomma cohaerens
speciesAmblyomma cohaerens
Amblyomma naponense
speciesAmblyomma naponense
Gem tick
speciesAmblyomma gemma
Amblyomma cordiferum
speciesAmblyomma cordiferum
Amblyomma komodoense
speciesAmblyomma komodoense
Amblyomma tholloni
speciesAmblyomma tholloni
Amblyomma incisum
speciesAmblyomma incisum
Amblyomma fuscum
speciesAmblyomma fuscum
Amblyomma splendidum
speciesAmblyomma splendidum
Amblyomma varanense
speciesAmblyomma varanense
Amblyomma limbatum
speciesAmblyomma limbatum
Amblyomma coelebs
speciesAmblyomma coelebs
Amblyomma calcaratum
speciesAmblyomma calcaratum
Amblyomma gervaisi
speciesAmblyomma gervaisi
Amblyomma exornatum
speciesAmblyomma exornatum
Amblyomma latum
speciesAmblyomma latum
Amblyomma geayi
speciesAmblyomma geayi
Amblyomma latepunctatum
speciesAmblyomma latepunctatum
Amblyomma dubitatum
speciesAmblyomma dubitatum
Amblyomma cyprium
speciesAmblyomma cyprium
Amblyomma fimbriatum
speciesAmblyomma fimbriatum
Amblyomma trimaculatum
speciesAmblyomma trimaculatum
Amblyomma pomposum
speciesAmblyomma pomposum
Amblyomma kappa
speciesAmblyomma kappa
Amblyomma rhinocerotis
speciesAmblyomma rhinocerotis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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