Abstract

During tapir capture expeditions in Indio Maiz Biological Reserve, southeast Nicaragua, ticks were collected from free range Baird’s tapir (Tapirusbairdii) were collected. 91 Ixodidae ticks were collected from seven tapirs, corresponding to Amblyomma coelebs, Amblyomma cf. oblongoguttatum, and Amblyomma ovale. In addition, six adults of A. coelebs were found on a person. This paper represents the first finding of Ixodidae in T. bairdii of Nicaragua, and the first indication of A. coelebs as a human parasite in Nicaragua.