Ticks - Order: Ixodida
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Family: Argasidae
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Poultry Tick - Argas persicus (likely occurrence)
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Ornithodorus macmillani (likely occurrence)
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Spinose Ear Tick - Otobius megnini (likely occurrence)
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Family: Ixodidae
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Stump-tailed Lizard Tick - Amblyomma albolimbatum
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Amblyomma fimbriatum
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Amblyomma limbatum
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Amblyomma moreliae
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Kangaroo Tick - Amblyomma triguttatum
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Bothriocroton concolor
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Southern Reptile Tick - Bothriocroton hydrosauri
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Bothriocroton undatum
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Haemaphysalis bancrofti
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Asian Long-horned Tick - Haemaphysalis longicornis
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Australian Paralysis Tick - Ixodex holocyclus
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Platypus Tick - Ixodex ornithorhynchi
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Common Marsupial Tick - Ixodex tasmani
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Rhipicephalus sp. (possible occurrence)
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
> Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
> Subclass: Acari (Mites and Ticks)
> Superorder: Parasitiformes
> Order: Ixodida (Ticks)
> Family: Argasidae (Soft-backed Ticks)
> Genus: Argas * (Bat Ticks and Allies)
> Species: A. persicus - Poultry Tick
> Genus: Ornithodorus * (Mammal Soft Ticks)
> Species: O. macmillani
> Genus: Otobius *
> Species: O. megnini - Spinose Ear Tick
> Family: Ixodidae (Hard-backed Ticks)
> Genus: Amblyomma
> Species: A. albolimbatum - Stump-tailed Lizard Tick
> Species: A. fimbriatum
> Species: A. limbatum
> Species: A. moreliae
> Species: A. triguttatum - Kangaroo Tick
> Genus: Bothriocroton
> Species: B. concolor
> Species: B. hydrosauri - Southern Reptile Tick
> Species: B. undatum
> Genus: Haemaphysalis
> Species: H. bancrofti
> Species: H. longicornis - Asian Long-horned Tick
> Genus: Ixodex
> Species: I. holocyclus - Australian Paralysis Tick
> Species: I. ornithorhynchi - Platypus Tick
> Species: I. tasmani - Common Marsupial Tick
> Genus: Rhipicephalus ^
> Species: ?
* = likely
^ = possibly
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