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Dermacentor variabilis

(Say, 1821)

American Dog Tick

GNRUnranked Found in 70 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.808331
Element CodeILARAZP010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderIxodida
FamilyIxodidae
GenusDermacentor
Concept Reference
Acari Project. 2005. Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World (part of the Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, Texas A&M University). Online at: https://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/0ReportHi.htm
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
AlbertaSUYes
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNANo
MontanaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
Roadless Areas (70)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
New Hampshire (10)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Add.Cherokee National Forest1,396
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (16)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
References (2)
  1. Acari Project. 2005. Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World (part of the Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, Texas A&M University). Online at: https://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/0ReportHi.htm
  2. Rhode Island Department of Health Website. Lyme Disease: Lyme in Rhode Island. http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/communicable/lyme/identifying.php. Accessed 20 June 2006.