Amblyomma varium

Amblyomma varium, or carrapato-gigante-da-preguiça (sloth's giant tick), is a species of hard-backed ticks of the genus Amblyomma, a blood feeding parasite. The adult stage of this tick is specific to the sloths Bradypus tridactylus, Bradypus variegatus, Bradypus torquatus, Choloepus hoffmanni and Choloepus didactylus,^[1] with others being considered only incidental infections. It can be found in South America.^[1][2]

Amblyomma varium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Amblyomma
Species:	A. varium
Binomial name
Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844

See also

• Arthropods associated with sloths