Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Deltapapillomavirus Bovine papillomavirus

Verrugosis, Papilomatosis

Taxonomy

Domain
Virus

Kingdom
Incertae sedis

Phylum
Incertae sedis

Class
Incertae sedis

Order
Incertae sedis

Family
Papillomaviridae

Genus
Deltapapillomavirus

Species
Bovine papillomavirus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1993

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Coexists with introduced species

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

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"Galapagos Species Database, Deltapapillomavirus Bovine papillomavirus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11850. Accessed 3 November 2026.