Species Geckobia keegani Lawrence, 1953
- Geckobia keegani Lawrence, R.F. 1953. Two new scale-mite parasites of lizards. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 103(3312): 9-18.
Introduction
Heath & Whitaker (2015) reported this species as intercepted in New Zealand quarantine on a lizard of Australian origin, and Barnett et al. (2018) confirmed its presence in Australia
General References
Barnett, L.K., Phillips, B.L., Heath, A.C.G., Coates, A. & Hoskin, C.J. 2018. The impact of parasites during range expansion of an invasive gecko. Parasitology 145: 1400-1409. (as Geckobia keegani)
Heath, A.C.G. & Whitaker, A.H. 2015. Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae, Macronyssidae) taken from lizards intercepted at the New Zealand border. Systematic and Applied Acarology 20: 739-756. (as Geckobia keegani)