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title: "Hondenteek"
description: "Rhipicephalus sanguineus — Insecten en spinnen. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, or pantropical dog tick, is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-dog-tick
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hondenteek

> Rhipicephalus sanguineus — Insecten en spinnen. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, or pantropical dog tick, is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates.

- Scientific name: *Rhipicephalus sanguineus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 3263
- Wikidata: [Q794982](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794982)
- iNaturalist taxon: [229905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/229905)

## Names

- en: Brown Dog Tick
- de: Braune Hundezecke
- es: Garrapata café de perro
- fr: Tique brune du chien
- nl: Hondenteek

## Countries with the most observations

US (119), MX (82), PT (61), ES (57), FR (55), ZA (55), BR (53), AR (27), IN (27), IL (23), CO (17), EC (14)

## Summary

Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, or pantropical dog tick, is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire lifecycle can be completed indoors. The brown dog tick is easily recognized by its reddish-brown color, elongated body shape, and hexagonal basis capituli (flat surface where mouthparts are attached). Adults are 2.28 to 3.18 mm in length and 1.11 to 1.68 mm in width. They do not have ornamentation on their backs.

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

## Photo

![Hondenteek](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-dog-tick/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Biguzzi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271949906

## Machine access

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