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title: "Australian Paralysis Tick"
description: "Ixodes holocyclus — Insetti e ragni. Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australian-paralysis-tick
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Australian Paralysis Tick

> Ixodes holocyclus — Insetti e ragni. Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important.

- Scientific name: *Ixodes holocyclus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 1436
- Wikidata: [Q3015043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015043)
- iNaturalist taxon: [368515](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/368515)

## Names

- en: Australian Paralysis Tick

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1096)

## Summary

Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host. It is usually found in a 20-kilometre wide band following the eastern coastline of Australia. Within that range, Ixodes holocyclus is the tick most frequently encountered by humans and their pets. Because the same area includes Australia's most densely populated regions, bites on people, pets and livestock are relatively common.
Paralysis ticks are found in many types of habitat, particularly…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_holocyclus

## Photo

![Australian Paralysis Tick](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-paralysis-tick/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299794717

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-paralysis-tick?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).