| sylvatic infestation of oklahoma reptiles with immature ixodes scapularis (acari: ixodidae). | reptiles were collected in nine counties in oklahoma from september 2002 to may 2004 and examined for ixodes scapularis (say) larvae and nymphs to determine seasonal incidence and prevalence of these ticks. in total, 209 reptile specimens consisting of nine species of lizards and seven species of snakes were collected. plestiodon fasciatus (l.) was the most numerous species collected (55%) followed by sceloporus undulatus (latreille) (17%) and scincella lateralis (say) (11%). less than 10 indivi ... | 2015 | 26336240 |