Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806

Pourrut, X., Emane, K. A., Camicas, J. - L., Leroy, E. & Gonzalez, J. P., 2011, Contribution To The Knowledge Of Ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) In Gabon, Acarologia 51 (4), pp. 465-471 : 469

Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806

This common species is mainly associated with domestic dogs. It has been collected in Libreville on dogs ( Morel and Vassiliades, 1963; Moubamba, 2006). We also found it, at all stages, on domestic dogs in Franceville.

Rhipicephalus simpsoni Nuttall, 1910

We found adult R. simpsoni , for the first time in Gabon, on the greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus in Bighoundou.