Scientific name: Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Other common names: kennel tick, pantropical dog tick

Distribution

Worldwide; introduced in Australia.

Description

This is one of the most important vector diseases in dogs worldwide. It feeds on a wide variety of mammal hosts but prefers dogs. It usually attaches itself to the head, ears, back, between toes, and axilla of the dog. This tick does not cause paralysis. 

Diseases it may transmit:

Q fever, canine ehrlichiosis, canine babesiosis.