Inventarisasi dan Identifikasi Tungau Ektoparasit pada Cicak di Kabupaten Sumedang

Abstract

Ectoparasite is parasite living outside of its host. One of parasites infects on Reptile body is mite. Pterygosomatidae lizard is infected by Geckobia mites. The aim of this research was to classify, identify, and examine the about infection of ectoparasitic mite on lizard in Sumedang. Lizards were collected and preserved in Alcohol 70%. Mites were taken from head, eyes, armpit, body, thigh, tail, fingers, and toes. Mites were prepared on whole mount method using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) media and was dried in oven for 2 weeks at temperature 400C. Ectoparasitic mites infecting the lizards were Geckobia sp1, Geckobia glebosum, Geckobia sp4, Geckobia sp5, Geckobia sp6, Geckobia sp10, Geckobia sp13 and Geckobia sp17. Total prevalence of infected lizards valued was 97%. The highest average of mite infection intensity on lizard C. platyurus was mite G6, H. frenatus was mite G. glebosum, H. garnotii was mite G1, and G. mutilata was mite G10. The highest infection intensity of mite was on H. garnotii