Notes on tick infestation in free-ranging Philippine Pangolins (Manis culionensis)
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Jun 3, 2026
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Sabine Schoppe
Dorkas Kaiser
Diverlie Dela Cruz Acosta
Abstract
The article provides quantitative and qualitative data on the infestation of wild Philippine Pangolin with the tick species Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897). Samples were gathered during routine health checkup of 71 pangolins when these were turned over or rescued between 2015 and 2025. Prevalence with A. javanense was 67.6%. The mean abundance of ticks was 8.1 and the mean intensity was 12.0.
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Schoppe, S., Kaiser, D., & Acosta, D. D. C. (2026). Notes on tick infestation in free-ranging Philippine Pangolins (Manis culionensis). The Palawan Scientist, 18(1), 188–191. https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2026.18.1.19
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Keywords
ectoparasites, Palawan Pangolin, Amblyomma javanense
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Hassan M, Sulaiman MH, Lian CJ. 2013. The prevalence and intensity of Amblyomma javanense infestation on Malayan Pangolins (Manis javanica Desmarest) from Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Tropica. 126(2):142-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.02.001
Jaffar R, Low MR, Maguire R, Anwar A, Cabana F. 2018. WRS Husbandry Manual for the Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica), 1st ed. Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
Schoppe S, Katsis LKD, Alvarado D, Acosta-Lagrada L. 2020. Philippine pangolin Manis culionensis (de Elera, 1915). In: Pangolins. Elsevier. p. 109–122. [accessed 2026 May 5]. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780128155073000071.
Voltzit OV, Keirans JE. 2002. A review of Asian Amblyomma species (Acari, Ixodida, Ixodidae). Acarina. 10(2):95-135.
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