TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Occurrence of the mite Ophionyssus natricis (Acari: Macronyssidae) on captive snakes from Panama VL - 57 IS - 2 SP - 365 EP - 368 PY - 2017 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Miranda, Roberto J. AU - Cleghorn, John E. AU - Bermudez, Sergio E. AU - Perotti, Maria A. UR - https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164161 DO - 10.1051/acarologia/20164161 DA - 2017-04-20 ET - 2017-04-20 KW - parasitic mites KW - reptile pets KW - Boidae KW - Pythonidae KW - Panama AB - We report for the first time the presence of the snake mite, Ophionyssus natricis (Gervais) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on captive snakes kept in Panama City, Panama. This occurrence adds a new record to the geographical distribution of O. natricis as well as confirming its high prevalence on captive reptiles. Several Boidae species, Boa constrictor, Epicrates maurus, Corallus ruschenbergerii, Corallus caninus and a Pythonidae, Python regius were found infested with intensities varying from 10 to 2200 mites each. These findings represent the second record of O. natricis for Central America. ER -