Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoogstraal, 1969, as its common name "fowl tampan" reflects, is a soft-bodied argasid tick primarily parasitizing chickens and other domestic fowl.[1] In South Africa its natural range spans the eastern region of Eastern Cape Province from the warmer coastal regions on the Indian Ocean in the south to the cooler mountainous Drakensberg range in the northeast of the Province, with local distribution more strongly associated with the presence of fowls and wooden fowl houses, than climate alone.[1]

Argas walkerae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Argasidae
Genus: Argas
Species:
A. walkerae
Binomial name
Argas walkerae
Kaiser & Hoogstraal, 1969

The specific epithet honors the scientific contributions of Dr. Jane Brotherton Walker.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nyangiwe, N.; Gummow, B.; Horak, I. (Mar 2008). "G. 2008. The prevalence and distribution of Argas walkerae (Acari: Argasidae) in the eastern region of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa". Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 75 (1): 83–86. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v75i1.92. PMID 18575068.
  2. ^ Kaiser, Makram N.; Hoogstraal, Harry (1969). "The subgenus Persicargas (Ixodoidea, Argasidae, Argas). 7. A. (P.) walkerae, new species, a parasite of domestic fowl in southern Africa". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62 (4): 885–890. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.4.885. PMID 5373977.