Name Stage Number Host Location Amblyomma. gemma Adult 13 (Loxondota Africana africana) Elephant Tsavo National Park Amblyomma variegatum Adult 7 (Syncerus caffer) Buffaloes L. Nakuru National Park Amblyomma. thollonia Adult 1 (Loxondota Africana africana) Elephant Tsavo National Park Rhipicephallus. pulchellus Adult 24 Loxondota Africana africana Elephant Tsavo National Park Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Adult 7 Loxondota Africana africana Elephant Tsavo National Park Hyalomma Truncatum Adult 17 Loxondota Africana africana Elephant Tsavo National Park Hyalomma Dromedarii Adult 3 Loxondota Africana africana Elephant Tsavo National Park Hyalomma Albiparmatum Adult 5 Loxondota Africana africana Elephant Tsavo National Park Dermacentor rhinocerinus Adult 3 (Diceros bicorrnis) Rhinoceros L. Nakuru National Park

Table 1: Number of tick species that were correctly identified morphologically from diverse animal species by genus from Lake Nakuru and Tsavo National Parks. Four genera were correctly identified namely Amblyomma , Hyalomma , Rhipicephalus and Dermacentor .