Rhipicephalus pulchellus
id:
rhipicephalus-pulchellus-295-3481769
title:
Rhipicephalus pulchellus
text:
The zebra tick or yellow back tick is a species of hard tick. It is common in the Horn of Africa, with a habitat of the Rift Valley and eastward. It feeds upon a wide variety of species, including livestock, wild mammals, and humans, and can be a vector for various pathogens. The adult male has a distinctive black and ivory ornamentation on its scutum.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of tick
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipicephalus_pulchellus
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-01T19:39:19Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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15