• The Indigenous Tick, found in Western Australia, Tasmania, southeast coastal New South Wales and central Victoria. It may cause paralysis.
• Paralysis Tick, found from northern Queensland to Bairnsdale in Victoria along coastal regions. Causes paralysis.
• Cattle Tick, found in Queensland, north eastern New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia. This tick is rare on dogs and carries parasites found in cattle blood.
• Bush Tick, also known as a scrub tick and New Zealand cattle tick. Found in the southeast coastal area of Queensland, along the New South Wales coast line and thru north eastern Victoria along the Murray River.
• Brown Dog Tick, found mainly in inland areas of Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Most prevalent in the northern parts of Australia. Carries a wide range of infectious diseases including Babesia Canis which can occur in a symptom less carrier state or in disease form ranging in severity from mild to severe and occasionally causing death.
• Other ticks found in Australia include the Cat Tick, Possum Tick, Opossum Tick and the Wallaby Tick.

Source; Department of Agriculture

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