title: An updated checklist of ticks and mites (Acari) reported on reptiles of Türkiye: New records and new host-parasite associations
abstract: Reptiles are terrestrial tetrapods with a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide, with a diversity of more than 10,000 species. Due to this diversity, there are many interactions with both animals and humans within the ecosystem. Naturally, the reptiles affect the life cycle of many ectoparasites that transmit pathogenic or nonpathogenic agents to humans and animals. In this study, it was aimed to reveal the ectoparasitic fauna of reptiles commonly found in Sakarya, Samsun, and Artvin provinces bet
journal: Acarological Studies