Tick of the wild snake

This is a new record of Amblyomma cordiferum, Neumann, 1899 parasitises Malayaphyton reticulatus of Sumatra Island. We identify herein A. cordiferum from Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This information provides the new localisation for this species in Indonesia after the country collections were recorded from Krakatau, Sulawesi, and the island of Banda in the Maluccas almost 100 years ago. A. cordiferum is known to be a rare species; however, it can now be exposed frequently due to an increase in snake hunting for its skins and exotic pet trading. The role of ticks as disease vectors when exposed to humans from wildlife is essentially observed.