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Dermacentor variabilis (Say, 1821)
American Dog Tick; Wood Tick
Family: Ixodidae

Distribution of Dermacentor variabilis in British Columbia

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Introduction

There are a few locations for the American Dog Tick in British Columbia, although it is much more common in Eastern North America (Lindquist et al. 2016). Lindquist et al. (2016, 88) indicates that the American Dog Tick has expanded its range in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and is "established considerably further north and west than 50 years ago."

This tick may be a pest in eastern residential areas (Gregson 1956).

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Ixodes variabilis Say, 1821

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic and lineage information (NCBI Taxonomy Browser)
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Species References

Gregson, John D. 1956. The Ixodoidae of Canada. Canada Department of Agricluture, Ottawa.

Lindquist, Evert E., Terry D. Galloway, Harvey Artsob, L. Robbin Lindsay, Michael Brebot, Heidi Wood and Richard. G. Robbins. 2016. A Handbook to the Ticks of Canada (Ixodida: Ixodidae, Argasidae Biological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

General References

General Tick References.
Tick References for Western North American.
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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-12-07 9:23:08 PM]

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