First Record of Amblyomma helvolum Koch (Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) Parasitism on Diploderma swinhonis (Günther) (Agamidae: Draconinae) on the Main Island of Taiwan

Abstract. This article presents the first recorded instance of the reptile tick Amblyomma helvolum infesting Swinhoe's Japalure (Diploderma swinhonis) on the main island of Taiwan. Prior to this, the only published record of A. helvolum infestation on D. swinhonis was from Orchid Island.