This large lizard is common in Bquatoria Province, especially 

 near streajns and in association with trees. A few among many spec- 

 imens examined yielded snail to moderate numbers of nymphs and 

 adults of the monitor lizard tick, Aponomma exornatum . A single 

 lizard yielded a nymphal Amblyomma nuttalli and four nymphs and 

 a male of A. marmoreum (group) . The incidence of infestation is 

 not high, "infested monitors were found in Torit, Juba, and Yei 

 Districts. 



VARA.WS E. EiCANTHB^IATICUS Bosc. Northern Savannah Monitor. 



This monitor is less common than niloticus and fewer were 

 examined. Two Torit hosts yielded a nymphal A. nuttalli during 

 the dry season and a number of adults and nymphs of Aponomma 

 exornatum during the rainy season. 



CHAMSLEO G. GRACILIS Hallowell. Graceful Gham.elon. 



A nymph of the elephant air-blyomma, A. tholloni was found 

 on a chameleon at Lokila. Many other ch'ameleons and hundreds 

 of smaller lizards examined in eastern Equatoria Profince were 

 free of ticks. 



CHELONIA (TORTOISES) 

 KINDCYS B. BELLIANA Gray. Bell's Eastern Hinged-Tortoise . 



Land tortoises are fairly common on the east bank of Equatoria 

 Province and are not infrequently tick infested. Tortoises must be 

 anesthesized or killed in order to find ticks attached deep in the 

 axillae, otherwise specimens are easily overlooked. A pair of 

 advilt H. trunc atum was found on a Juba tortoise, another yielded 

 numerous adults and nymphs of A. marmoreum (group). The latter 

 species was found in small ntimBers on a Torit tortoise, and at 

 Farajok and near Meridi two tortoises bearing a few adults of A. 

 nuttalli were taken. "" 



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