Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amblyomma boulengeri
Parasite of land iguanas and lava lizards
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Ixodida
Superfamily
Ixodoidea
Family
Ixodidae
Genus
Amblyomma
Species
boulengeri
Taxon category: Accepted
Santos Dias (1958) considered this taxon a synonym of A. pilosum, but according to Keirans et al. (1973) it is a distinct taxon.
- Keirans, J.E. Hoogstraal, H. & Clifford, C.M. (1973) The Amblyomma (Acarma: Ixodidae) Parasitic on Giant Tortoises (Reptilia: Testudinidae) of the Galapagos Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66(3): 673-688
- Santos Dias, J.A.T. (1958) Notes on various ticks (Acarina-Ixodoidea) in collection at some entomological institutes in Paris and London. Med. Trop. Lisbon 15: 459-563.
- Schatz, H. (1991) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Amblyomma boulengeri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11844. Accessed 31 October 2026.