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Tortoise tick

Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844

Status not recordedarachnids

The tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum) is a species in the family Ixodidae, order Ixodida.

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Quick facts about the tortoise tick

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tortoise tick live?

Not recorded

Is the tortoise tick endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tortoise tick classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderIxodida
  5. familyIxodidae
  6. genusAmblyomma
  7. SpeciesAmblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844

Synonyms Amblyomma devium, Amblyomma hassalli, Amblyomma marmoreum, Amblyomma rugosum, Amblyomma serpentinum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • South African tortoise tickEnglish
  • SkilpadbosluisAfrikaans
  • Suid-Afrikaanse skildpadbosluisAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tortoise tick

Other species in the same genus Amblyomma.

Bont tick

Amblyomma hebraeum

IxodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tortoise tick?

The tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum) belongs to the family Ixodidae in the order Ixodida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tortoise-tick

MLA

“Tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tortoise-tick.

BibTeX
@misc{tortoise_tick_2026,
  title = {Tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tortoise-tick},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}