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''Amblyomma albopictum'' is a species of tropical hard ticks. It is typically found parasitizing ''
Cyclura nubila The Cuban rock iguana (''Cyclura nubila''), also known as the Cuban ground iguana or Cuban iguana, is a species of lizard of the iguana family. It is the second largest of the West Indian rock iguanas (genus ''Cyclura''), one of the most en ...
'', '' Chilabothrus angulifer'', '' Cubophis cantherigerus'', '' Leiocephalus carinatus'', and less commonly the Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine. The species has been found in
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Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
, and has also been reported but not confirmed in
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. The tick was described by Louis Georges Neumann in 1899.


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