International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 7 2016 07 10 Amblyomma sp. (Ixodida: Ixodidae): First record of male, female and nymph ticks of Elaphe hodgsonii (Squamata: Colubridae) from Nepal 26 31 EN S.R.* Sarmah 1 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India P. Dutta 2 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India P.N. Bhattacharyya 3 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India B. Payeng 4 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India A.J. Tanti 5 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India Trune Pao Ngakhainii 1 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Krishna Upadhaya 2 Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Mir Aabid Hussain 3 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Dinesh M.D.1* 1 Department of Microbiology, Pazhassiraja College, Pulpally, Wayanad, Kerala, India Prasanta Nanda 1 Department of Zoology, D.N. Government College, Itanagar, Arunachalpradesh, India-791113 Shyam K.* Pun 1 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Mahendra Maharjan 2 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal > Research Paper 2016 5 28 2016 07 10 Amblyomma is the hard tick of Ixodidae family, found on all terrestrial vertebrates. The ticks were collected from snake (Elaphe hodgsonii) of Kirtipur, Nepal and preserved in 70% ethanol. The identification of ticks was carried out using various published keys. The three stages of tick found on snakes includes adult male, adult female and nymph of Amblyomma sp. The present findings revealed the first country record of Amblyomma sp. from Elaphe hodgsonii of Nepal. Copyright@ International Science Community Association