Table 1.
Host species screened for ticks in Namibia and their sampling locations. Some locations are broadly defined, when the spatial extent of sampling was large (e.g. elephants were sampled throughout ENP); others are more specific, if the species was sampled at a single location. GPS coordinates for specific locations are Okaukuejo (S 19.17652, E 15.91736), Windpoort Farm (S 19.34143, E 15.45380), Lake Oponono (S 18.16886, E 15.75748), Swakopmund (S 23.01484, E 14.45340), Gemsbokvlakte (S 19.21870, E 16.05936), and Leeubron (S 19.07430, E 15.81057).
| Scientific name | Common name | N sampled | N infested | Sampling location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birds | ||||
| Accipiter badius | Little Banded Goshawk | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Amadina erythrocephala | Red-headed Finch | 6 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Apus affinis | Little Swift | 7 | 0 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Charadrius pecuarius | Kittlitz's Plover | 17 | 0 | Lake Oponono |
| Cinnyris mariquensis | Marico Sunbird | 9 | 0 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Creatophora cinerea | Wattled Starling | 4 | 2 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Crithagra atrogularis | Black-throated Canary | 36 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Dicrurus adsimilis | Fork-tailed Drongo | 2 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Glaucidium perlatum | Pearl-spotted Owlet | 5 | 0 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Gyps africanus | White-backed Vulture | 18 | 0 | central ENP |
| Halcyon leucocephala | Grey-headed Kingfisher | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Lamprotornis nitens | Cape glossy Starling | 48 | 6 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Melierax canorus | Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk | 2 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Monticola brevipes | Short-toed Rock Thrush | 5 | 0 | Windpoort Farm |
| Passer diffusus | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | 30 | 0 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Philetairus socius | Sociable Weaver | 225 | 0 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Plocepasser mahali | White-browed Sparrow-weaver | 25 | 1 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Ploceus intermedius | Lesser Masked Weaver | 7 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Ploceus velatus | Southern Masked Weaver | 22 | 1 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Pterocles bicinctus | Double-banded Sandgrouse | 5 | 0 | Windpoort Farm |
| Pycnonotus nigricans | Red-eyed Bulbul | 45 | 1 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Pytilia melba | Green-winged Pytillia | 5 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Quelea quelea | Red-billed Quelea | 27 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Rhinoptilus africanus | Double-banded Courser | 7 | 0 | central ENP/ Windpoort Farm |
| Spilopelia senegalensis | Laughing Dove | 7 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | 8 | 0 | Swakopmund |
| Torgos tracheliotos | Lappet-faced Vulture | 9 | 1 | central ENP |
| Tricholaema leucomelas | Pied Barbet | 5 | 0 | Okaukuejo/Windpoort Farm |
| mammals | ||||
| Diceros bicornis | black rhino | 12 | 12 | central-western ENP/Hardap NP |
| Equus quagga | plains zebra | 139 | 132 | central ENP |
| Giraffa camelopardalis | giraffe | 2 | 2 | central-eastern ENP |
| Loxodonta africana | African elephant | 45 | 8 | ENP |
| Panthera leo | lion | 3 | 3 | central ENP |
| Canis mesomelas | black-backed jackal | 99 | 17 | central ENP |
| Antidorcas marsupialis | springbok | 13 | 2 | central ENP |
| Hippotragus niger | sable antelope | 1 | 1 | Khoabendes, ENP |
| Otocyon megalotis | bat-eared fox | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Crocuta crocuta | spotted hyena | 2 | 1 | central ENP |
| Mellivora capensis | honey badger | 1 | 1 | Gemsbokvlakte, ENP |
| Xerus inauris | ground squirrel | 3 | 3 | central ENP |
| Proteles cristata | aardwolf | 1 | 1 | B1 highway north of Okahandja |
| reptiles | ||||
| Boaedon capensis | brown house snake | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Naja nigricincta | zebra snake | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Naja sp. | cobra (subadult) | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Psammophis leopardalis | leopard sand snake | 1 | 1 | Okaukuejo, ENP |
| Stigmochelys pardalis | leopard tortoise | 1 | 1 | Leeubron, ENP |
| Varanus albigularis | rock monitor | 3 | 3 | central ENP |